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Description: An early view of the Battery, it shows recent tree plantings and other improvements. The flagstaff base, characterized as a "gigantic churn" by Washington Irving, was built in 1790. Print depicts June 10-20, 1793 visit of French frigate Embuscade (1789) to Battery Park and Evacuation Day commemorative flagpole.
Title: A View of the Battery and Harbour of New York, and the Ambuscade Frigate
Credit:  This image is available from the New York Public Library's Digital Library under the digital ID 56864: digitalgallery.nypl.org → digitalcollections.nypl.org This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information. беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎ | বাংলা | English | français | Nederlands | русский | Türkçe | 中文 |+/−
Author: John Drayton
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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