ILLUSTRATIONS.
Reading edition
Major John Pitcairnfacing title
Copied from a rare miniature in the possession of the Lexington Historical Society, and published in this work by their permission.
The Doolittle Pictures.
Plate I. The Battle of Lexington, April 19th, 1775facing page 58
Plate II. A View of the Town of Concord,facing page 73
Plate III. The Engagement at the North Bridge in Concordfacing page 78
Plate IV. A View of the South Part of Lexingtonfacing page 122
The Amos Doolittle Pictures of Lexington and Concord, copperplate engravings, size about 12 x 18 inches, and hand-colored, were originally published by James Lockwood in New Haven, December 13, 1775. The drawings were made by Mr. Earl, a portrait painter, and the engravings therefrom were by Amos Doolittle. Both were members of the Governor's Guard, and came on to Cambridge as volunteers under Benedict Arnold immediately after the battle of April 19th, and soon after commenced these early specimens of American art. The student of today prizes them, not for their artistic excellence, but for their faithfulness in depicting the scenery, buildings, and troops engaged.
In the Book Buyer for January, 1898, is an illustrated article on Early American Copperplate Engraving, by William Loring Andrews. I am indebted to him, and to the publishers, Charles Scribners' Sons, for permission to copy the Doolittle set for this work.
Hugh Earl Percyfacing page 114
From a contemporary copperplate engraving published by John Fielding. London, 1785.
General William Heath,facing page 154
From a portrait in Harper's Magazine, October, 1883, and copied for publication in this work by permission of Harper & Brothers.