Unattributed “James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy”
Unattributed “James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy”
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Unattributed “James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy”

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Unattributed. “James Lawrence Esqr. late of the United States Navy.” 

From the Port Folio.  Philadelphia: 1813.  2 ¼ (image).  Oval portrait.  Stipple by David Edwin.  Repaired tear left hand margin.  Stauffer: 804.  

Captain of the Chesapeake during the War of 1812, famous last words “Don’t Give Up the Ship.” 

 The Port Folio was a new type of American magazine, “Devoted to Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature.”   It was a product of the new century, appearing first in January 1801.  It began as a weekly issue until 1809, when it became monthly until its demise at the end of 1827. The Port Folio contained numerous engraved illustrations, including a number depicting events and figures of the War of 1812.  These engravings of current happenings on the battle front would have been fascinating to the readers at the time.  They also give us a privileged contemporary view of those battles fought over a century and a half ago.