1 10 5 https://openvalley.org/files/original/bb44ba0576350e5d2c47383e4ad14248.jpg 3e023f44e7b90f800d9be3c433c5d956 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 2.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Entrance to the Niagara River Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 597. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 894 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource The strategic importance of forts at the mouth of Niagara River is shown graphically here: during the War of 1812 it was extremely difficult for either British or American ships to make it past the cannons of (respectively) Fort Niagara or Fort George. Lossing's illustration shows the situation ahead of the Battle of Fort George in May 1813. His note reads: “This view is from a drawing made in 1813, previous to the attack on Fort George, and published in the Port Folio in July, 1817. On the extreme left is seen Fort Niagara, and at a greater distance, across the river, Fort George and the village of Newark. To the right of the light-house, over which is a flag, is seen the battery which the Julia and Growler controlled” (597). Fort George Fort Niagara Lake Ontario Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/ed093f40ae4191dda5cf128b2542cf65.jpg 42e0dbf7ced5a5d243289afd923ee428 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 4 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fort Niagara, from Fort George Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 274. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 930 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource This site at the mouth of the Niagara River always has had a strategic importance: prior to European contact as the beginning of a portage around impassable rapids and falls; then as the French Fort Conti built in 1678; then as a reconstructed Fort Denonville in 1687. It was captured by the British in 1759 during the French and Indian War, then played a key role as a Tory staging base during the Revolutionary War. It was finally occupied by American troops in 1796. Lossing's illustration depicts Fort Niagara during hostilities of the War of 1812. English forces captured it in 1813, relinquishing control following the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. Today, the location is a popular tourist attraction, where one of the most striking features is a "French Castle" built in 1720 as an administrative and trading post. Fort George Fort Niagara Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/29e49cc5d41dda5fc156b52d29a101b3.jpg 4e3e937ea1f6a4d99ce4d6669d5c2572 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Map Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 6 x 8 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Map of the Niagara Frontier Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 382. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 814 KB Description An account of the resource Overview map of important settlements, forts, trails, and battles during the War of 1812 along the Niagara River. Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Lossing, Benson Map Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/a84ed76fc3894923f1835fbf8daa3e2a.jpg d701514bc3bada29ee5ddad7e01ea091 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Port of Buffalo in 1813 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 380. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 1 MB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource During the War of 1812, the outpost of Buffalo, NY was scarcely populated but of geographically of strategic importance. As Benson J. Lossing writes in his history, “At the time we are considering that frontier was sparsely settled. Buffalo was a little scattered village of about one hundred houses and stores, and a military post of sufficient consequence to invite the torch of British incendiaries at the close of 1813, when all but two dwellings were laid in ashes. It was only about sixty years ago that the tiny seed was planted of that now immense mart of inland commerce, containing one hundred thousand inhabitants. Where now are long lines of wharves, with forests of masts and stately warehouses, was seen a sinuous creek, navigable for small vessels only, winding its way through marshy ground into the lake, its low banks fringed with trees and tangled shrubbery. In 1814 it was a desolation, and the harbor presented the appearance delineated in the engraving on the following page” (379). Buffalo, NY Lake Erie Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds https://openvalley.org/files/original/717a537dba9cf734f3c2fe5cecdc8130.jpg 029c2081bb634a4318f13fe17788c33c Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Engraving Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3 x 3 in. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource View from the Site of Vrooman's Battery Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lossing, Benson J[ohn] (1813-1891) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1868 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812; or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics and Traditions of the Last War for American Independence (Harper & Brothers, 1868): 391. Thomas Fisher Canadiana Collection, University of Toronto, via Internet Archive Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 981 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource Just prior to the War of 1812, British forces worked feverishly to control navigation of the Niagara River, posting batteries every mile along bluffs overlooking the gorge. The one pictured here was located close enough to the village of Lewiston that it was successful in harassing American forces during the war. The item shown here is described by Lossing: “The picture represents a view of the Niagara River and shores from Vrooman's Point. In the foreground are the remains of the battery. On the right is seen Queenston and the Heights, with Brock’s monument; on the left, Lewiston and its heights; and in the centre, Niagara River and the Lewiston Suspension Bridge. We are looking southward, up the Niagara River” (391). Lewiston, NY Lossing, Benson Niagara River War of 1812 Watersheds