Engraving

Title:

Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2004.502.044

Description:

Engraving. "DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, HANOVER, N.H. / MEETING OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY AT PORTSMOUTH. 1680. / LOVEWELL'S FIGHT _ PEQNACKETT. 1725." Horizontal rectangle. Black ink on paper. Intricate scrolling vines around outside of image contain two vignettes in right and left corners below image. A third vignette is centered above image. Three large three-story buildings, one with a bell tower (Dartmouth Hall). Pairs of people strolling on grassy fields in foreground. Partial view of two-story house in right foreground. A few birds in sky.

Vignette (bottom left) - "MEETING OF THE FIRST ASSEMBLY AT PORTSMOUTH. 1680." / Nine gentlemen sitting around a table; one gentleman standing and reading from a large piece of paper.

Vignette (bottom right) - "LOVEWELL'S FIGHT _ PEQNACKETT. 1725." / Battle between Abenaki warriors and British militia; one warrior and one militia man in hand-to-hand combat; one fallen Abenaki and one fallen militia man.

Vignette (top center) - Piece of paper with "New Hampshire" at top, lying amidst a hatchet, a sheathed sword, a string of beads, and a plumed hat; embellished with grasses.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-7 W-10 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Lovewell, John (1691-1725), Paugus

Subjects:

Colleges, Education, Educational buildings, Schools, School buildings, Campuses, Assemblies, Fighting, Battles