(WAR OF 1812) The Peacock Stung by the Hornet

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(WAR OF 1812.) The Peacock Stung by the Hornet. Letterpress broadside with woodcut illustrations of a ship and an eagle, 12 x 9 1/2 inches; dampstained, worn on edges and unevenly trimmed, worming affecting a few words of text, laid down on early paper. Boston: Nathaniel Coverly, [1813 or 1814]

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This ballad commemorated an 1813 naval battle off the coast of Guyana, in which the American ship Hornet sank the British brig Peacock. Captain James Lawrence of the Hornet was mortally wounded just a few months later, memorably ordering his men "Don't give up the ship!" as the British prepared to board. Ford, Thomas Ballads 205; Shaw & Shoemaker 32449; only 2 other copies traced.