The Battle of Lexington, April 19th 1775. Plate I

Hand-colored engraving (crude) by A. Doolittle after Earl; British grenadiers grouped in center, firing on fleeing Americans in left foreground, houses etc. in background and British troops marching along road. Key reads: 1. Major Pitcarn, at the head of the Regular Granadiers [sic] ; 2. The Party who first fired on the Provincials at Lexington ; 3. Part of the Provincial Company of Lexington; 4. Regular Companies of the road to Concord; 5. The Metinghouse [sic] at Lexington ; 6. The Public Inn. Hand-colored engraving (crude) by A. Doolittle after Earl; British grenadiers grouped in center, firing on fleeing Americans in left foreground, houses etc. in background and British troops marching along road. Key reads: 1. Major Pitcarn, at the head of the Regular Granadiers [sic] ; 2. The Party who first fired on the Provincials at Lexington ; 3. Part of the Provincial Company of Lexington; 4. Regular Companies of the road to Concord; 5. The Metinghouse [sic] at Lexington ; 6. The Public Inn. Oblong folio; plate mark, margins; worn, creased.