Maritime History of the Great Lakes

The Captain's Gig goes Glove Hunting

Description
Creator
Snider, C. H. J., Artist
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Inscriptions
"THE CAPTAIN'S GIG GOES GLOVE HUNTING"
"The moon, heaving up from behind Buffalo like an aerial fireship, showing the "Porcupine," under sails and sweeps, fleeing for the safety of the lake, while the "Ohio" and "Somers" stood down the river towards Frenchman's Creek, their canvas mastheaded by British sailors."

C. H. J. SNIDER
Date of Original
1913
Date Of Event
12 August 1814
Subject(s)
Naval warfare
Porcupine (Schooner)
Ohio (Schooner)
Somers (Schooner)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Niagara River
    New York, United States
    Latitude: 42.8981748789867 Longitude: -78.905535078125
Creative Commons licence
Public Domain [more details]
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to the applicable Canadian or American laws. No restrictions on use.
Recommended Citation
From C. H. J. Snider, In the Wake of the Eighteen-Twelvers (London: John Lane, 1913), facing p. 158.
Contact
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