ANTIQUE DARTMOOR PRISON UK 1815 AMERICAN MASSACRE WAR OF 1812 BIRDSEYE MAP LITHO

Description

A scarce map of Dartmoor Prison depicting a birdseye view of the massacre of American prisoners measuring approximately 20 x 23 3/4 inches as a complete piece.  Key/legend included.  Detailed information below. Few of this iteration exist with one residing at the Smithsonian. Thanks for looking.
Title: Dartmoor Prison
Creator: Broughton, Glover (1796-1869); Tappan Bradford (1849-1854)
Place of Origin: Boston, MA
Date: 1853
Description: Lithograph. Dartmoor Prison, drawn by Glover Broughton (1796-1869), lithographed by Tappan Bradford (1849-1854), 1853. Hand-colored; Ink and watercolor on paper. Depicts the massacre of American prisoners of war at the English prison, Dartmoor, on April 6, 1815. Aerial view. Fountain in foreground. Circular outer wall with arched main gate, surrounds twelve buildings in front and seven two-story prisons center and at far end. Two rows of British soldiers center courtyard, fire on prisoners; prisoners scatter and run toward prison buildings. Soldiers are painted red; water and details painted blue. Titled lower center in margin: "DARTMOOR PRISON, / DRAWN BY / GLOVER BROUGHTON. / 1815." Bottom left: "Tappan Bradford's Lith. Boston." Bottom right in italics: "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1853 by Glover Broughton in the Clerks office of the District Court of Massachusetts." Buildings are identified by keys in lower left and right corners: "REFERENCE Nos. 1, 2, 3., 4, 5, 6 7 are Prisons / A, Captain's House. / B, Doctor's House. / C, Clerks Houses. D, Store Houses. / E, Hospital. REFERENCE F, Barracks / G, Cashot. H, Guard Houses. / I, Market Square / K, Reservoir. On reverse, lower left corner pencil: "1942.12 / Carded Lithographs". On reverse, upper right corner pencil: " Unframed
Material: Paper
Condition: Foxing, loss, rippling, chipping.
Dimensions: H-20 W-23 3/4 inches
Provenance: Last origin north central Massachusetts. During the War of 1812, many American sailors, including some from New Hampshire, were captured by British ships and sent to Dartmoor Prison in England, about 15 miles from Plymouth. After the war ended, the prisoners were awaiting transportation home when, on April 6, 1815, many of them were shot by British soldiers during "a spirited game of handball."