Eighteen pence. To counterfeit is death
Illus. in: Rare Book Division - Colonial Currency Collection. Ref. copy may be in LOT 4412. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
Bunkers Hill or America's head dress
Print shows a half-length portrait of a woman, right profile, with exaggerated coiffure supporting three redoubts with infantry and artillery firing at close range, tents, an artillery train, and a sea battle i... More
A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay.
Scale ca. 1:51,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: triangular hole in lower right corner, portions missing in margins and along fold lines. LC Maps of North America, 175... More
America, fig. 60 / EM. - A drawing of a woman holding a stick and a de...
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.
Miss shuttle-cock / R. S. [Monogram, i.e. 'Richard Sneer']., British C...
"A game of shuttlecock between two men who face each other, standing at opposite sides of the design, each with a raised battledore..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Attribu... More
[Star map with constellations of Andromeda, Perseus, and Triangulum]
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
David Wooster, Esq'r. - commander in chief of the Provincial Army agai...
Print shows David Wooster, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing left, wearing military uniform, holding pike in right hand, left hand resting on cannon. Forms part of: British cartoon Prints collec... More
[Mount Desert Island and neighboring coast of Maine. nautical chart
Scale ca. 1:49,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows coast of Hancock County, Maine. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
October 22, 1776, Culpeper, German Lutheran Congregation, for exemptio...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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North-Carolina, St. By His Excellency Josiah Martin, His Majesty's Cap...
Imprint 3.; Proclamation. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 135, Folder 2.
October 22, 1776, Albemarle, Amherst, Buckingham, Dissenters, against ...
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Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Rough Draft of the Declaration of Indepen...
Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence
A view of New York, Governors Island, the river &c. from Long Island
Print shows a panoramic view of the battle of Long Island. Illus. in: The town and country magazine, or, Universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment. London : Printed for A. Hamilton, Jr.... More
America pois'd in the balance of justice
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
The wise men of Gotham and their goose, British Cartoon Print
Print shows Lord Bute, with sword raised, about to cut the head off the goose "who laid each day an egg of gold" representing British policies toward the American colonies. A corpulant bishop is sitting in the ... More
The state blacksmiths forging fetters for the Americans
Print shows the interior of a blacksmith's shop with Lord Mansfield forging the links to a chain, Lord North standing to the left holding lorgnette and, in his right hand, a paper "An act for prohibiting all tr... More
Guerritte, a fort or small tower of stone or wood, on the point of a b...
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
Chandelier, is a wooden frame, whereon are laid fascines or faggots, t...
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
The American crisis (No. 1) By the author of Common sense. [Boston] So...
Positive Photostat.; Not in Evans.; Title.; Stamped on verso: 595. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Pri... More
October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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Adam Stephen to Thomas Jefferson, July 29, 1776, Indian Hostilities; C...
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An Accurate map of the present seat of war between Great-Britain and h...
Scale ca. 1:5,600,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown pictorially. Area extends from James Bay to Philadelphia and from the Great Lakes to Penobscot Bay. Available also through the Library o... More
[A Tory and a patriot wrestle for a pine tree banner while an Native w...
Print shows a cartouche on a map with Loyalist attempting to replace a banner displaying a pine tree and topped with a liberty cap signifying America with a banner bearing the British lion; the patriot raises a... More
Geta no yukitori, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a woman holding an umbrella while a female servant removes snow from her geta. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi mode... More
The village assembly, British Cartoon Print
Caricature of stately dance. Reference print may be available in Lot 4625. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. ... More
A new map of the Province of Quebec, according to the Royal Proclamati...
Scale ca. 1:2,250,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Insets with indexes: A particular survey of the Isles of Montreal.--The city of Quebec.--Course of the river St. Laurence, from La Valterie to Queb... More
November 9, 1776, Augusta, County Committee, against inequalities aris...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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Concerto di cembalo - Public domain music sheet scan
del sig. cav. Amadeo Wolfg. Mozart. (statement of responsibility) Holograph, in ink. Title from caption. At head of title: No. 8. In the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foundation Collection of the Library of Congress... More
The vis a vis bisected or The ladies coop / [M. Darly?]., British Cart...
"The interior of a closed carriage made visible by being bisected longitudinally. In it two young ladies of pleasing appearance sit face to face in profile..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified d... More
Protestants, remember the massacre of St. Bartholemews in Paris, & the...
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
General Howe, Esqr. of the Conecticut [i.e., Connecticut] and comander...
Print shows William Howe, wearing military uniform, seated on horse. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Don... More
[Congressional Resolve, Jan. 30, 1776, to assist New England in procur...
This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Rare Bk. Div.; Shelf.
A plan of that part of the Rosalij Estate call'd New-Found-Land, the p...
Scale ca. 1:3,960. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Watermark: J. Whatman: C. [and a fleur-de-lis on a crowned shield, over the letters GR] Shows wood. Annotated ove... More
Major general John Sullivan, a distinguish'd officer in the Continenti...
Print shows John Sullivan, three-quarter length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing right, holding spear in right hand, left hand on hip. [Page or plate] 92. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. Catal... More
Virginia Laws and Statutes, October 28, 1776, Draft of Bill to Raise S...
Draft of Bill to Raise Six Infantry Battalions
October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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[View of fortifications around Dorchester, with the Dorchester steeple...
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washingto... More
[View of fortifications around Dorchester, with the Dorchester steeple...
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washingto... More
United States Lottery. No. [blank] class the third : This ticket entit...
Not in Evans; imprint based on Evans 15194. LC copy is no. 11[?]m1[?]96, signed by G. Campbell. At lower left corner: "H." Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
In Congress at Exeter, January 5th, 1776. We the members of the Congre...
Not in Evans.; A different printing from Evans 14901. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera... More
Colonel Arnold - who commanded the provincial troops sent against Queb...
Benedict Arnold, three-quarter length portrait, standing, facing right, gesturing with right hand, wearing military uniform; view of Quebec, Canada in the background. [Page or plate] 89. Reference copy in LOT ... More
The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...
Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More
Bowles's map of the seat of war in New England. Comprehending the prov...
Scale ca. 1:800,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 811 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
A general map of the northern British colonies in America. Which compr...
Scale ca. 1:3,700,000. Relief shown pictorially. "The seat of war, in the northern colonies, containing the province of Quebec, Newfoundland, Nova-Scotia, New-England, New-York, New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, &ca." ... More
The parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.
Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is b... More
The parricide A sketch of modern patriotism.
Print shows a woman wearing a feathered headdress, representing "America", stepping on Britannia's broken spear and shield, she lunges from the left, at the direction of John Wilkes, toward "Britannia" who is b... More
James Madison, June 7, 1776. John C. Payne's copy of Thomas Jefferson ...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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Sandaime sawamura sojūrō, Shunk Katsukawa - Ukiyo e print
Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).
In Congress, Saturday, March 16, 1776. In times of impending calamity ...
Thanksgiving proclamation.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 39, Folder 10.
Charles Lee Esq'r. - major general of the Continental-Army in America ...
Print shows Charles Lee, full-length portrait, facing right, seated on horse, holding sword, with troops in the background. Includes verse in German and French. Published in: The American Revolution in drawing... More
Thomas Jefferson, June 1776, Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitu...
Drafts and Notes on the Virginia Constitution; Plans for Two Houses
James Madison, May 10, 1776. "Independence and Constitution of Virgini...
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Miss Carolina Sulivan - one of the obstinate daughters of America, 177...
Cartoon shows Sullivan's Island, portrayed as a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman who looks like William Pitt, right profile, with large hairdo meant to conceal fortifications, cannons, and several battle ... More
Giovanni Fabbroni to Thomas Jefferson, September 15, 1776, Introductio...
Introduction of Martial-Jean-Anotine Crozat de Crenis; with Jefferson's Notes on Importation of Skilled Workers and Musicians
The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...
Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More
Take your choice Historic map, Library of Congress
Print shows two designs topped with crowns, on the left, a pyramid, labeled "Natural and civil liberty", and on the right, the scaffolding which supports the pyramidal structure; from a pedestal labeled "Army",... More
Tsuyuya uchi tsurunoo, Isoda Koryūsai - Ukiyo e print
Print shows Tsurunoo of Tsuru-ya, a courtesan, full-length, facing left, walking with two young apprentices and a male servant holding a parasol. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-... More
Hurdles, or clayes, made of branches or twigs, closely nterwoven, are ...
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
A Scotch reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Car...
"Two couples dancing a reel. The ladies wear the monstrous feathered coiffures then fashionable, see No. 5370, & c. ..." (Source: George) No. 5. This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Po... More
Richtige ubbildung der bon den Americanischen probinzialisten belagert...
Print shows the British evacuation of Boston, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1776. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Comp... More
A plan of the city of Philadelphia, the capital of Pennsylvania, from ...
Scale ca. 1:5,000. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows name and location of important buildings and wharf facilities. Inset: A chart of Delaware Bay and River, from the original by Mr. Fisher of P... More
In Congress, July 19, 1776. Resolved. That it be earnestly recommended...
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Four dollars. This bill entitles the bearer to receive four Spanish mi...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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In Congress, Saturday, March 16, 1776. In times of impending calamity ...
Thanksgiving proclamation.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 39, Folder 10.
News from America, or the Patriots in the dumps, British Cartoon Print
Cartoon shows Lord North standing on a platform holding letter announcing successful campaign by British troops in America. A distraught woman "America" holding a liberty cap, sits at the base of the platform; ... More
In Congress at Exeter, January 5th, 1776. We the members of the Congre...
Not in Evans.; A different printing from Evans 14901. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera... More
The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...
Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More
The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...
Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More
The death of General Wolfe / painted by B. West, historical painter to...
Print shows Gen. James Wolfe, lying mortally wounded on field, surrounded by soldiers and a Native, during the siege of Quebec in 1759. At head of title: To the King's most excellent Majesty. This plate.... Ca... More
A perspective view of the salt works in Salisbury, New England
Print shows view of a salt works on the Merrimack River, near Newburyport, Massachusetts, with large meadow in the foreground. Engrav'd for the Penna. Magazine. Illus. in: The Pennsylvania Magazine: or America... More
Commodore Hopkins, commander in chief of the American Fleet, British C...
Print shows Esek Hopkins, three-quarter length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing front, with sword drawn during naval engagement; ships in background display "Dont tread upon me" and "Liberty Tree - A... More
A plan of Boston, and its environs, shewing the true situation of His ...
Relief shown by hachures. Includes "References" to points of military and general interest. Oriented with north toward the upper right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 932 Available also through the Librar... More
Continental Congress, July-August 1776, Printed Proposals for Articles...
Printed Proposals for Articles of Confederation
October 16, 1776, Miscellaneous, "Ten-thousand name" petition by Disse...
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