£800
A fine Colonial American scrimshaw engraved powder horn, 12" overall, dating from the beginning of the War of Independence, bearing the Royal Arms on a trophy of arms, the name "Noah Murdock Carvd. Ye May 1775", in a panel "A Pox on Rebels", "Powder and Ball Even All", and a diagramatic map showing Crown Point, Fort Triconderoga (sic), Lake George, Fort George, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Fort Niagara, with screw in stopper and wooden base, the stopper and base having iron suspension rings. Good Condition, parts of the engraving a little faint. Note: the French Fort Carillon was taken by the British in 1759, who renamed it Fort Ticonderoga, and it was held by them until it became the first fort taken by the Americans in the War of Independence. £800-1000
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