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Iohann George Sulzer geb:den 16 Octobr 1720 - gest:den 25 Febr 1779 / ...

Print shows Johann George Sulzer, head-and-shoulders portrait, left profile, medallion with ribbon at top.

[Map of Stony and Verplanck Points on the Hudson River as fortified by...

Scale ca. 1:20,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1198 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster... More

Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason

Olney hymns in three books

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The botching taylor cutting his cloth to cover a button / John Simpson...

Print shows George III sitting on a table with the Earl of Bute preparing to cut a piece of cloth labeled "Ireland Great Britain Hanover." Lord North is standing to the left holding a piece of cloth already cut... More

The whore's last shift, British Cartoon Print

A woman stands in a sordid and poverty-stricken room. She is naked except for shoes and ragged stockings, and is washing a garment, 'her last shift', in a broken chamber-pot supported on a broken chair. Engravi... More

Gin - engine for drawing the fuzes out of the shell - box with grapesh...

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

[Puerto de Omoa Honduras]. - Public domain old map

Shows fortification of San Fernando de Omoa and positions of combatants in attack on the city. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Watermark: J. Whatman. Pen-and-ink and pencil sectioned in 2, ... More

George Rogers Clark to Patrick Henry, April 29, 1779, Illinois Expedit...

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Vue d'optique showing naval battle during Revolutionary War between John Paul Jones of the Bonhomme Richard and Capt. Richard Pearson of the British naval vessel Serapis, Sept. 22, 1779. Title appears in revers... More

Kyōmachi nichōme kirihishiya uchi manyō - Torii Kiyonaga

Print shows the courtesan Manyō with another courtesan and two young female attendants. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the ser... More

The United States magazine for January 1779

Print shows title page illustration: Fame flying through a triumphal archway, stars that adorn the top of the arch and the columns which support it represent the colonies and the states. Illus. in: The United ... More

State of Massachusetts-Bay. Town of [blank] the [blank] day of [blank]...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage illustrated book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Britannias ruin. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British C...

Print shows Britannia lamenting her present state, her shield and broken lance by her side, "What a situation am I in sold by an American & purchased by France & Spain. Oh, wheres my Pitt." Four men are standin... More

Mr. West and family / painted by Benjm. West historical painter to his...

Print showing three generations of the West family, the artist standing on the right.

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United S...

Compiled by Baron de Steuben, inspector general of the Continental Army, and assisted by François-Louis Teissèydre. Illustrations drawn by Pierre L'Enfant. Errata note, p. [163-164]. "Explanation of the plat... More

Elevation of a truck-carriage [and] plan of a truck carriage

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

Thomas Fitzgerald to Benjamin Franklin, September 14, 1779

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A chart of Delawar Bay, with soundings and nautical observations.

Scale ca. 1:150,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along left and right margins. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2

Plan de la baie et du havre de Casco et des îles adjacentes,

Scale ca. 1:85,000. Depths shown by soundings. Plate no. "335." Appears in France. Dépôt des cartes et plans de la marine's Neptune Americo-Septentrional. 1778-80. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 843 Avail... More

State of Rhode-Island and Providence plantations. In General Assembly....

Not in Evans.; 1381 C 1 19 Ja 44.; Rec. R. B. 3-29-44. 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; Portf... More

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1827, Alphabetical Index of Letters

Alphabetical Index of Letters Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United S...

Amunition waggon. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

Shō mandō - Public domain Japanese woodblock print

Print shows three young men carrying a post with small platform with flowers.

Mr. Trade & family or the state of ye nation / St--t, B--rn--d, & Co. ...

Print shows a ragged family driven to poverty probably through the policies and actions of the Earl of Bute, George Germain, and Lord North, with some able assistence by former Massachusetts governor Francis Be... More

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, June 19, 1779, George Rogers Cl...

George Rogers Clark and Illinois Expedition; Capture of British Trading Post at Vincennes

An English jack-tar giving monsieur a drubbing

Cartoon showing English sailor beating French nobleman with walking stick while dog attacks the man's poodle; sign above pub door reads, "Keppel's cordial. Harland's intire"; portrait of Admiral Keppel is the... More

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, November 28, 1779

Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Hell in triumph or The devil has got his own / Peepo Mellico, scratcha...

Print shows Sir Hugh Palliser, a naval admiral and accuser of Admiral Augustus Keppel following the inconclusive battle off the coast of Ushant in 1778, being pulled off a cliff by demons toward the open mouth ... More

The liberty of the subject, British Cartoon Print

"A press-gang at work in a London street, at the end of which appears the dome of St. Paul's..." (Source: George) This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires pr... More

May 25, 1779, Caroline, King and Queen, Drysdale Parish, for dissoluti...

Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Silas Deane, 1779-1781, Extract from Expense Account with Congress

Extract from Expense Account with Congress

Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1827, Alphabetical Index of Letters

Alphabetical Index of Letters Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1827, Alphabetical Index of Letters

Alphabetical Index of Letters Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Henry, March 27, 1779, British Prisoners o...

British Prisoners of War under Saratoga Convention; with Fragment

The honble. Chas. James Fox - Public domain book illustration, Library...

Charles James Fox, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1779 (November), p. 483. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graph... More

Carte du théatre de la guerre entre les anglais et les Américains / dr...

Print shows cartouche with a Native wearing feathered headdress and skirt reclining against wall which bears title inscription; flags, banners, and shield on his right, trees in the background. Illus. in: Cart... More

Iohn Paul Iones, commander of a squadron in the service of the thirtee...

Print shows John Paul Jones, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, standing, wearing uniform, holding telescope cradled in right arm, left hand on anchor, with naval battle scene in the background.

Description of counterfeit bills, which were done in imitation of the ...

Imprint from Evans, which dates as January 2, 1779. Evans 16562 Journals of the Continental Congress, 237 LC copy signed in ms. by John Gibson, auditor general for the Board of Treasury, and annotated at bottom... More

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason

Ô qu'el d'Estain - A drawing of a lion with a bird on it's back

Print shows in a medallion, within an oblong frame, a cock, a lion, and a rattlesnake attacking a leopard - this scene labeled "Tu la voulu"; outside the circle, in the four corners of the oblong frame, are the... More

Les Anglois molestes et chatiees, Political Cartoon

Print shows 1. a beaming sun with fleur-de-lis shining on 2. a man who resembles George Washington, wearing military uniform and hat labeled "Congress" and "Washington," holding a raised lash in his right hand ... More

Matthew Darly - Prattle / MD., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a full-length portrait of a man, right profile, holding hat in right hand. Includes inscription below which expresses the opinion of the character depicted regarding the progress of the war in Ameri... More

Pontoon carriage. Book illustration from Library of Congress

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

The political raree-show: or a picture of parties and politics, during...

Print shows a man directing a boy to view a peepshow of events and actions of the British government, as well as international affairs involving England. The peepshow presents 12 views in three columns; number ... More

The European diligence. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Br...

Print shows a Dutchman rolling a wheelbarrow over Britannia; along for the ride are France represented by a man leaning over the front of the wheelbarrow with a sword ready to stab Britannia, America represente... More

[Map of Orange and Rockland counties area of New York]

Scale ca. 1:126,720. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermark: J. Whatman. Relief shown by hachures. Shows some landownership. On verso: Honbe. Majr. Genl. Green. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1090 ... More

A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, div...

Scale ca. 1:322,000. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Inscribed: To His Excellency Major General William Tryon ... "Advertisement. The tracts of land c... More

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United S...

Letter from Johann Philipp Kirnberger to Johann Nikolaus Forkel, 4 Sep...

German. Refusing to enter into a literary controversy; mentions Reichardt, Royal Princess, others In . (language)

A view of Boston - Public domain document scan of drawing

Print shows ships in Boston Harbor, with distant view of the city. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781.... More

The right hon'ble. Lord North / O Neale delint.

Print shows Frederick North, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right; in oval. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1779 (October), p. 435. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklis... More

[A variety of artillery pieces and other ordnance]

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

Combat memorable entre le Pearson et Paul Jones / Richard Paton pinxit...

The plan, or a scene in the French cabinet, Sepr. 1779, British Cartoo...

Cartoon shows Benjamin Franklin standing, center, holding a copy of the "Plan" which calls for draining of the "British Ocean" to facilitate an invasion by French troops; in his other hand are strings connected... More

Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1827, Alphabetical Index of Letters

Alphabetical Index of Letters Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason

Carte du Mexique et de la Nouvelle Espagne : contenant la partie austr...

Relief shown pictorially. Outline color. Phillips, 647 Lowery, 617 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. From: Santini's Atlas universal. Venise, Remondini, 1776-[1784].

Virginia Council, June 18, 1779, Order Placing Henry Hamilton, Philip ...

Order Placing Henry Hamilton, Philip Dejean, and William LaMothe in Irons; Detroit Expedition; etc.

A privy council, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a meeting of the George III, portrayed as an ass wearing an ermnie robe, and his council of ministers, portrayed as various animals; whispering into the king's ear is Lord Bute represented by a bird... More

William Goodson and H. Harwood, June 16, 1779, Inventory of Furniture ...

Inventory of Furniture in the Governor's Palace, Williamsburg, Virginia

Thomas Jefferson to Patrick Henry, March 27, 1779, British Prisoners o...

British Prisoners of War under Saratoga Convention; with Fragment

Letter from George Rogers Clark to George Mason

October 22, 1779, Essex, In favor of the established church.

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United S...

The present state of Great Britain / J. Phillips fecit., British Carto...

Print shows a man representing Great Britain, half-asleep, holding a staff topped with a liberty cap which a Native, representing America, is attempting to remove; a Dutchman on his knees before Great Britain i... More

One hundred Spanish milled dollars, or the value thereof in gold or si...

Picryl description: Public domain image of banknote, paper money, numismatic catalog, free to use, no copyright restrictions

Thomas Jefferson, 1779-1827, Alphabetical Index of Letters

Alphabetical Index of Letters Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

In Congress, Wednesday, April 3, 1776 : Instructions to the commanders...

Signed: By order of Congress, [blank]. This edition, not recorded in Evans or Bristol, was filmed as the second copy of Shipton & Mooney 43190; the copy filmed is annotated as a true copy of instructions receiv... More

de Chezaulx to Thomas Jefferson, October 26, 1779, in French

in French Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Letter from Thomas Jefferson to [Mary Willing Byrd]

Olney hymns in three books

Picryl description: Public domain book page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Providence, July 26, 1779. Sir By the annexed vote of the Town of Prov...

Not in Evans. 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 164, Folder 19b.

Plan de l'attaque et de la prise de l'isle de la Grenade le 3 juillet ...

Scale ca. 1:30,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, watercolor, and gilt. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Pictorial map. Includes descriptive notes. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1... More

Le Destin molestant les Anglois, British Cartoon Print

Print shows the Comte d'Estaing presenting a palm frond to America, a Native wearing feathered headdress and skirt and holding a staff topped with a liberty cap and who is seated on a throne of bales and barrel... More

The horse America, throwing his master, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a horse "America" throwing its rider, George III. Inscribed in pencil above image: Lord North. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v.... More

Virginia Committee on Laws, 1779, Remarks on Elections

Remarks on Elections Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United S...

Thomas Jefferson to Friedrich Adolph, Baron von Riedesel, July 1779, P...

Pass to Visit Medicinal Springs Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Thomas Jefferson, 1779, Permit for Torriano to Travel While on Parole

Permit for Torriano to Travel While on Parole

State of New-York, An act to amend an Act for regulating impresses of ...

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 110, Folder 9.

[Views from offshore of Sable Island, Nova Scotia, with ships passing ...

Prints show distant views of Sable Island, Nova Scotia. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This recor... More

Edmund Randolph to Thomas Jefferson, July 27, 1779, Anthony Wayne's Ca...

Anthony Wayne's Capture of Stony Point on the Hudson River

Proceedings of the convention, began and held at Worcester, in and for...

[Title page of Experiments upon vegetables]

Title page in: Experiments upon vegetables / Jan Ingenhousz. London : Printed for P. Elmsley and H. Payne, 1779. Published in: The tradition of science / Leonard C. Bruno. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress... More

Virginia Laws and Statutes, 1779, Notes on the Church of England

Notes on the Church of England

Virginia Laws and Statutes, 1779, Notes on the Church of England

Notes on the Church of England

Virginia Laws and Statutes, 1779, Notes on the Church of England

Notes on the Church of England

Virginia Council, June 18, 1779, Order Placing Henry Hamilton, Philip ...

Order Placing Henry Hamilton, Philip Dejean, and William LaMothe in Irons; Detroit Expedition; etc.

United States lottery : The scheme is, that this lottery consist of fo...

Includes a resolution of the Continental Congress, dated April 12, 1779 and signed: Extract from the minutes, Charles Thomson, secretary. Evans 16647 Journals of the Continental Congress, 264 Also available in ... More