biography of Henry James WARRE (1819-1898)

Birth place: probably Durham, England

Death place: probably England

Profession: Topographical artist

Work: Am. Antiquarian Soc. (originals of Warre's views in Oregon and Washington); Public Archives, Ottawa, Canada

Comments: In 1845-46 he made a military reconnaissance of the Oregon country for the British Government, taking many sketches on the spot which were later engraved to illustrate his Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory (1848). Warre later served as colonel of the Wiltshire regiment in the Crimean and New Zealand wars and retired with the rank of General.

Sources: G&W; DNB; Rasmussen, Artists of the Explorations Overland, 1840-60," 59-60; American Heritage (Summer 1953), 58-59, repros.; American Processional, 134; Stokes, Historical Prints; P&H Samuels, 512."