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Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain image of 17th-18th-century architecture, palace, castle, historical city building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition. Public domain reproduction of illuminated book or manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Illus. from: Cook's voyage, octavo edition.

One of a series of illustrations to Tristram Shandy showing Dr. Slop and Susannah exchanging abuse. Dr. Slop stands, with his wig burning, about to throw cataplasm in Susannah's face. Susannah stands behind the More

One of a series of illustrations to Tristram Shandy showing Obadiah mounted on coach-horse at full gallop attempting to pull up his horse. On the ground is Dr. Slop's pony. Behind the pony is Dr. Slop lying on More

One of a series of illustrations to Sterne's Tristram Shandy showing Uncle Toby marching, with crutch under his left arm, pointing with his right crutch towards the fortifications built on the bowling green, wh More

Illustration showing Sir Jeffery Amherst, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform, in medallion. Illus. in: The Annual Register of World Events. Dublin : J. Exshaw, 1774, p. 98. Published i More

Print shows King George III, full-length portrait, wearing coronation robes, standing in library with seal of England over the doorway; he holds a medal with portrait of Alfred the Great. Illus. in: The Annual More

Print shows William Pitt, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left; medallion. Illus. in: The Annual Register of World Events. Dublin : J. Exshaw, 1774, p. 483. Published in: The American Revolution i More

Illus. in: The West-India atlas; or, A compendious description of the West-Indies: illustrated with 40 correct charts and maps, taken from actual surveys.... / Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to the King. London : More

Print shows a female figure holding staff topped with liberty cap, representing Liberty, standing over Tyranny in a pastoral setting.

Print shows the interior of a temple, a Native bowing on one knee and presenting a map to a female figure (Liberty?) sitting on a throne on a pedestal and holding a long staff topped with a liberty cap; a cheru More

Print shows title page illustration of caricature of John Wesley as a fox in clerical robes. Illus. in: An old fox tarr'd and feather'd / Augustus Montague Toplady. London : Printed for M. Lewis [etc.], 1775, More

Print shows Harmony leaning against an urn weeping in a pastoral setting. Illus. in: A sermon on the present situation of American affairs / William Smith. London : Edward and Charles Dilly, 1775, title page. More

Print shows a bomb-like device used to blow apart doors or gates. Caption continues: This pot is filled with powder; which, when fixed, breaks every thing about it; and thereby makes an opening to enter the pl More

Print shows a female figure representing America, she wears a feathered headdress, holds a bow and arrows, and is depicted with a lizard at her feet and a deer in the background.

Illus. in: Atlas celeste de Flamsteed / John Flamsteed. 2nd ed. Paris : Chez F.G. Deschamps et chez l'auteur, 1776. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congr More

Drawing shows British ships firing on Fort Sullivan on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Illus. in: Memoirs of the American Revolution ... / by John Drayton. Charleston : Printed by A.E. Miller, 1821, endpiec More

Print shows a British minister handing a copy of the Québec Act to a kneeling bishop, George III is standing to the left, next to him is Lord Bute, with another minister and other clergymen completing the audie More

Print shows the fence-like construction of a hurdle. Caption continues: Their use is to cover traverses, lodgements, caponeers, coffers, &c. and are covered over with earth, to secure them from the enemy's art More

Print shows two despondent women, possibly Britannia and America, reclining on a cliff in the rugged landscape of the new world, behind them, ships sailing toward the horizon pass a burning city, and two gods, More

Print shows a guérite on the corner of a fort. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, Bell, and Aitken, 1776. Published in: The More

Print shows a wooden apparatus for protecting men while digging during siege operations. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, More

Cartouche showing allegorical scene with an English trader standing on the shore among barrels and bundles of merchandise and a Native wearing feathered headdress and skirt standing among barrels. Illus. in: T More

Print shows Joseph Warren on bended knee, right hand over chest, left hand on rifle for support, after being mortally wounded during the battle of Bunker Hill, three soldiers stand nearby. Illus. in: The battl More

Print shows a gabion. Caption continues: They serve in sieges to carry on the approaches under cover, when they come pretty near the fortification. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictio More

Print shows a wooden barricade for defending against a cavalry charge. Illus. in: A new military, historical, and explanatory dictionary ... / Thomas Simes. Philadelphia : Sold by Humphreys, Bell, and Aitken, More

Print shows title page illustration, an allegorical scene with naked female figure reclining in pastoral setting with two cherubs, admiring herself in a mirror. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le More

Print shows John Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84, p. 120 (Copy 2). P More

Cartouche showing a mountain landscape in Québec. Illus. in: Atlas ameriquain septentrional. Paris : 1778 [i.e., 1792]. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 gr More

Print shows a cartouche of a New Jersey scene of trees, a fox, and a farm in the background. Illus. in: The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans.... London : 1777, no. 22. More

Print shows a man standing on a rock in the foreground looking at the falls at Niagara. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topografiche delle principali città, laghi, More

Illus. in: A voyage towards the South Pole / James Cook. London : Printed for W. Strahan & T. Cadell, 1777. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1987, p. 115.

Cartouche showing Englishmen trading with Natives in a wilderness setting. Illus. in: The North American atlas, selected from the most authentic maps, charts, plans, &c. hitherto published / by Wm. Faden. Lond More

Print shows bird's-eye view of the city of Québec. Includes legend at top identifying prominent buildings. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topografiche delle princ More

Print shows William Howe, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly right, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; More

Print shows William Pitt, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile; in oval with allegorical scene in lower foreground showing Britannia seated, leaning against her shield, an owl and caduceus on the ground i More

Print shows George Washington, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform; framed medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to th More

Print shows Charles Lee, half-length portrait, wearing military uniform, facing left; in oval. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84, p More

Print shows General John Sullivan, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform; in oval.

Print shows Esek Hopkins, three-quarter length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing front, with sword drawn during naval engagement. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Hei More

Benedict Arnold, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its first commencement, to the More

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing fur hat, holding book, in oval. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G More

Volcanic hill with church of Saint-Michel in Velay, France. Illus. in: Recherches sur les volcans eteints du Vivarais et du Velay / Barthelemy Faujas de Saint-Fond. Grenoble : J. Cuchet, 1778, pl. 15. Published More

Benedict Arnold, half-length portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform; in oval frame. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G. N. Raspe, 1776-84, p. More

John Byron, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an account of it More

Print shows Hugh Percy, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: The history of America, from its discovery by Columbus to the conclusion of the late war / Wi More

Picryl description: Public domain image of an artillery gun, or cannon, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Print shows various devices used with artillery and a cross-section of a petard. Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. Norman, 1779, [PL] XXVII More

Print shows various tools used in loading and firing cannons, and views of wheels and axels for cannons. Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. More

Print shows cannons and mortars at a fortress. Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. Norman, 1779, p. frontispiece. Published in: The American More

Print shows two views of a "sling cart." Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. Norman, 1779, PL XXIII. Published in: The American Revolution in More

Print shows the elevation and plan of an amunition wagon with view of undercarriage and axels.

Print shows the plan and pontoon of a pontoon carriage, with a view of the axel. Illus. in: A treatise on artillery ... / John Muller. Philadelphia : Printed by Styner and Cist, for J. Norman, 1779, PL XXVI. P More

Samuel Adams, full-length portrait, seated by window, facing slightly left.

Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, More

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing uniform and hat; in oval. Engraved for Murrays History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the pres More

Print shows Richard Howe, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing left and pointing to the left. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her co More

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, facing right with left arm resting on arm of chair. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain an More

Print shows Augustus Keppel Viscount Keppel, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, left profile, in oval. Engraved for Murrays History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the presen More

Print shows General Horatio Gates, full-length portrait, standing, wearing uniform, facing slightly right, holding scroll labeled "Articles of Capitulation." Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in Ameri More

Print shows Esek Hopkins, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, holding sword at left side, two pistols in his belt. He is standing on shore, pointing to his left, with ships in the background. Illus More

Print shows Israel Putnam, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right and gesturing to the left with both arms, wearing military uniform and feathered cap with skull and crossbones over the words "or More

Print shows a British version of an American rifleman, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding rifle in left hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, More

Print shows John Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an acco More

Print shows General Sir Charles Grey, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform, in oval.

Print shows Frederick North, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; containing an More

Print shows David Wooster, full-length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding pike in right hand, holding glove in left hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, More

Print shows a depiction of the naval engagement between the British fleet under Admiral Keppel and the French fleet under Count d'Orvilliers; framed with elaborate border. Engraved for Cowley's history of engl More

Print shows Charles Lee, full-length portrait, standing, facing left and gesturing with right arm, holding baton. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, More

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, without spectacles, wearing fur cap, in oval. After a portrait by Cochin. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in America; More

Print shows William Howe, full-length portrait, standing, facing left and pointing to the left with his sword. Illus. in: Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her col More

Print shows Charles Lee, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing military uniform; in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the present war in A More

John Dickinson, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in medallion. Illus. from: Portraits des généraux, ministres et magistrats [...]. Paris : 1781, no. 11. After a drawing by Pierre Eugène Du Simitière. More

Print shows Nathanael Greene, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval medallion suspended above allegorical illustration of America nurturing two infants representing diverse racial groups; in the ba More

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, in oval. After the medal by the Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres in 1778. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between More

Print shows John Hancock, full-length portrait, seated facing right, with pen appears to be signing a document labeled "To the People of Ireland"; other papers on table and floor are "Resolutions of the Contine More

Print shows Horatio Gates, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, in oval. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States, from its commencement to the e More

Print shows Richard Montgomery, full-length portrait, standing facing right, wearing military uniform, right hand on chest, holding baton in left hand.

General Guy Carleton, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing right, in medallion. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; from its More

Print shows George Washington full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, wearing uniform, holding hat in left hand; on the left, an African man holds Washington's horse (reverse of the Trumbull pain More

Illus. in: Encyclopédie méthodique, ou par ordre de matières, par une société de gens de lettres, de savans et d'artistes.... Paris : Chez Panckoucke, 1782-1830, vol. 166, pl. 59, p. 94. Published in: The trad More

Print shows Richard Howe, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing uniform, facing slightly right, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America; More

Print shows an imaginary scene depicting the funeral of Richard Montgomery, killed during the attack on Québec. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hilliard d'Aub More

Print shows Richard Montgomery, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing military uniform, facing slightly left, in oval. Engraved for Murray's History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the w More

Print shows Anthony Wayne, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform; in oval. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United Stat More

Print shows John Hancock, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval medallion with ribbon at the top, on pedestal, with cannon in foreground.

Print shows Marquis de Lafayette, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval with laurel banner. Etching attributed to John Norman (1748?-1817). Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in Am More

Print shows an imaginary scene depicting the funeral of Joseph Warren. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hilliard d'Auberteuil .... Bruxelles : 1782, v. 3 (atla More

Print shows William Pitt, half-length portrait, standing with the aid of crutchers behind balustrade, facing front with right arm extended, during speech to Parliament; two men stand in the background. Illus. More

Print shows bird's-eye view of the burning of Falmouth, Maine, by Captain Henry Mowat, whose ships, in the foreground, fire on the town. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Bri More

Print shows Henry Knox, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right, in oval.

Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hilliard d'Auberteuil .... Bruxelles : 1782, p. 294. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist More

Print shows session of the First Continental Congress, September 1774, in Carpenter's Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hillia More