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Title
Battle of Long Island
Names
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (Artist)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1776

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1858
Place: New York
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1776
Topics
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
United States -- 1776
Military personnel -- American -- United States -- 1776
Campaigns & battles -- New York (State) -- Long Island (N.Y.) -- 1776
Military retreats -- American -- New York -- Long Island (N.Y.) -- 1776
Genres
Conjectural works
Reproductive prints
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Painted by Alonzo Chappel." "Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, New York"--lettered on border.
Source note: Battles of the United States by sea and land : embracing those of the Revolutionary and Indian Wars, the War of 1812, and the Mexican War. Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton) ; 1821-1889 ; author. New York : Johnson Fry, 1858.
Original version: "From the original painting in the possession of the Publishers."--lettered on border.
Physical Description
Steel engravings
Extent: 20 x 23 cm (7 1/4 x 8 in.)
Description
"Retreat of the Americans under Gen. Sterling across Gowanus Creek."--lettered on border.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168638
Barcode: 33333159311741
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4dba9620-c530-012f-2e54-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1828: Creator Born
  • 1858: Issued
  • 1887: Creator Died
  • 2026: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battle of Long Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1858. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f578-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Battle of Long Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f578-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1858). Battle of Long Island Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f578-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Battle of Long Island