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The new country dance, as danced at C****, July the 30th 1766, British...

Print shows a number of prominent figures in a line dancing, above the dancers is John Wilkes riding behind a witch on a broom, he is defecating on Lord Bute; other dancers include the Prince of Wales, William ... More

Frontispiece to the Middlesex Petition, British Cartoon Print

Broadside showing, above three columns of text (comprising the petition), George III seated on his throne receiving several men, one, kneeling before him, presents the petition, on May 24th 1769. Catalogue of ... More

Review of the York Regiment / P. Canon delt. ; T. Parson sct., British...

Print shows William Markham, Archbishop of York speaking to Britannia while gesturing toward British troops wearing clerical bands and low-brimmed hats, he says, "Madam a noble Corps, True and Staunch Friends t... More

John Bull triumphant. Book illustration from Library of Congress, Brit...

Print shows a bull tossing a Spaniard into the air, the Earl of Bute, Lord North, and the Earl of Mansfield are attempting to hold it back by pulling on its tail; a Frenchman and America (represented by a Nativ... More

The British lion engaging four powers, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a lion confronting a spaniel, representing Spain, a fighting cock, representing France, a rattlesnake, representing America, and a pug dog, representing Holland. Catalogue of prints and drawings in... More

A new map of the United States of North America with the British Domin...

Print shows a cartouche on a map with several parcels in a natural setting. Illus. in: A new atlas of the mundane system; ... / Samuel Dunn. London : Printed for R. Sayer and J. Bennett, 1778 [i.e., 1783], no.... More

His excy. William Heath, Esqr., major general in the American army

Print shows William Heath, full-length portrait, standing, facing right, wearing military uniform, with military encampment in the background. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Gre... More

A new pantomine - harlequine, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Charles James Fox and Lord North performing on a stage before an audience including the Prince of Wales with his mistress, Mary Robinson, also, Admiral Keppel, the Earl of Portland, Lord Cavendish, ... More

[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print

Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fi... More

The armorial bearings of the states of Massachusetts & N. York

Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1787 (October), opp. p. 715. Stauffer, 3280 Published in: The American Revolution i... More

View of the falls of Niagara / del. 1790 ; engrav'd by S. Hill.

Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. II, no. VII, 1790 (July), opp. p. 387. Stauffer, 1... More

[View of a city with the tomb of a bishop: large fragment]

Gardiner Greene Hubbard Collection. Constable, no. 136. Pallucchini, no. 13.

Captain Clark and his men shooting bears

Illus. in: A journal of the voyages and travels of a corps of discovery : under the command of Capt. Lewis and Capt. Clarke of the Army of the United States [...] during the years 1804, 1805 and 1806 [...] by P... More

Veduta di S. Eustachio / N. Matraini del. ; J. Ottaviani inc.

Print shows a distant view of Oranjestad on Saint Eustatius in the Netherlands Antilles, with many ships in the foreground. Illus. in: Atlante dell' America, contenente le migliori carte geografiche, e topogra... More

View of the attack on Bunker's Hill, with the burning of Charles Town,...

Print shows four British warships landing troops and firing on Charlestown, a British battery on Copp's Hill in Boston also fires on Charlestown which is in flames, also shows the assault on "Bunker's Hill." I... More

Taming of the shrew: -Katharine & Petruchio; -The modern Quixotte, or,...

Cartoon shows Catherine II, faint and shying away from William Pitt, who appears as Petruchio, and Don Quixote on horseback (a lean and scarred George III whose authority has been usurped by Pitt), seated behin... More

Giuseppe Michele Montgolfier / Pinelli, inc.

Tissandier collection. Public domain scan of portrait print from Library of Congress, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Debarquement des troupes Engloises a Nouvelle Yorck Die anländung der ...

Print shows the disembarkation of British troops at New York. (as characteristic of optical prints, title is printed in reverse). Exhibited: "Creating the United States," the Library of Congress, Washington, D... More

Un Sans culotte instrument de crimes dansant au milieu de horreurs ...

Print shows a sansculotte waving banner labeled "Fête du 21 Janvier" at a female figure labeled "Humanité"; in the background is a scene of murder and mayhem. Satire on the death of Louis XVI. Forms part of: F... More

A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their ...

An anonymous copy of a print by William Charles in 1812; cruder but similar in detail. Lanmon cites copies in reverse of the Charles print with the signature "LG," but this copy is neither reversed nor signed.... More

Aux amateurs de physique - Public domain book illustration

French cartoon shows people crowded outside the Tuileries Garden wall in Paris to view the first balloon ascension of Jacques Charles and Marie-Noël Robert in 1783. Several people are climbing over the wall, in... More

A south west view of the city of New York, in North America Vue de sud...

Print shows 1. The harbour, 2. Nutting Island, 3. Staten Island, 4. Long Island, 5. Rutgars House, 6. South River, and 7. Brew-house. Distant view of the city at right. Plate trimmed. Published in: The America... More

Benjamin Franklin / J. Pelicier sculp. 1782.

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing fur collar, in oval draped with foliage on pedestal with books, map, eagles, storm clouds and lightning, and with "VIR" ... More

Amerique. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows America as a woman wearing feathered skirt and robe, in a border design for a map. Illus. in: Atlas ecclésiastique / Louis Brion de la Tour. Paris : Desnos, 1766. Published in: The American Revolut... More

An east view of Montreal, in Canada Vue orientale de Montréal, en Cana...

Print shows a view of Montréal from across the Saint Lawrence River, with ships in the foreground, and a legend identifying the General Hospital, the "Recollects," St. Sulpicius, the nunnery, the Jesuit's Churc... More

A view of Charles Town the capital of South Carolina in North America ...

Print shows ships in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, with distant view of the city in the background. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robt. Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jeffe... More

A south east view of the city of New York, in North America Vue de sud...

Print shows two men sitting on a knoll under a tree in the foreground and a distant view of New York City with King's College, now Columbia University, the most prominent building visible. Printed for John Bow... More

[A Native American presents map to Europe?] / R.R. inv & fect.

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

John Hankock - praesident des Americane congresses

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

The olive rejectd or the Yankees revenge, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a representative of the British crown in America for peace negotiations (identified in the text as Edmund Burke, though possibly Lord North), he is wearing a crown with olive branch on his head and ... More

J. Hancock / J. Pelicier sculp. 1782.

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.

The American rattlesnake presenting Monsieur his ally a dish of frogs,...

Print shows a rattlesnake, representing America, presenting a basket of frogs to a Frenchman. Includes a short verse advising Britons to drive a wedge between the Americans and the French during the peace negot... More

Lawyers in term / designed by Necessity ; executed by Rapacity., Briti...

Print shows lawyers for the defendant on one side and lawyers for the plaintiff's case on the other side of the defendant tugging at his clothing which is labeled with various legal terms. Elements or "part of ... More

Tippies of 1796 / R. Newton del. et fecit., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a man and a woman wearing the latest fashion in hats. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

A lilliputian auction / Woodward del ; Cruikshank st., British Cartoon...

Comic scene: an auction of painting of Queen Cleopatra painted by Corregio; a parody of connoisseurship. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

R-l advice / Lewis Marks del., British Cartoon Print

Charlotte, consort of George III, seated on throne, giving advice to Regent (George, Prince of Wales, later George IV) who is standing in front of McMahon and Lord Yarmouth. Queen is using large amounts of snuf... More

Cepheus / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain book illustration

Astronomical chart showing a man in seated posture forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 4.

Pisces / Sidy. Hall, sculpt. - Public domain dedication image

Astronomical chart showing two fish tethered with a ribbon forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 27.

The Emancipation Proclamation. Book illustration from Library of Congr...

Caricature of Abraham Lincoln writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 25.

A view of the falls on the Passaick, or second river, in the province ...

Print shows view of the waterfalls on the Passaic River in New Jersey.

The Plumb-pudding in danger, or, State epicures taking un petit souper...

William Pitt, wearing a regimental uniform and hat, sitting at a table with Napoleon. They are each carving a large plum pudding on which is a map of the world. Pitt's slice is considerably larger than Napoleon... More

Sin, Death, and the Devil - vide Milton, British Cartoon Print

A satire on the struggle between Pitt and Thurlow travestied as a scene from Paradise Lost. Pitt is Death, wearing only the king's crown. Thurlow is Satan. The Queen is Sin, naked, with two writhing serpents fo... More

Washington - généralissime des Americains, libérateur des Etts-Unis / ...

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing military uniform; in oval, with tree and landscape in background, above nameplate, within rectangle. Caption continues:... More

Debarquement des troupes Engloises a Nouvelle Yorck Die anländung der ...

The Yankey torpedo / E-s del & sc., British Cartoon Print

Print shows a sea-monster discharging flames and missiles against a British ship. British satire reflecting indignation against American's use of torpedoes and other explosive machinery in the Summer of 1813 ag... More

The curious zebra - alive from America! walk in gem'men and ladies, wa...

Cartoon shows a group of men, including George Washington who is standing to the right holding the tail of the zebra, and Lord North, standing on the left gripping the reins, trying to guide the zebra on whose ... More

Triomphe de l'Armeé Parisienne réunis au Peuple a son retour de Versai...

Cartoon referring to "October Days." Translated title: Triumphant Parisian army reunites with the people on its return from Versailles to Paris, October 6, 1789. Possibly purchased from William Holland in 1790... More

The royal Hercules destroying the dragon python, British Cartoon Print

Print shows George III as Hercules gripping three Whigs on a three-headed Hydra identified as the "dragon python." On the left, Charles James Fox utters, "O! this is my last gasp", on top is Frederick, Lord Nor... More

St. Christopher. Book illustration from Library of Congress

St. Christopher walking through water with cherub on shoulder. Public domain scan of 17th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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

Harris's list; or, Cupid's London directory / R. Newton del. ; etch'd ...

Print shows a man with a copy of "Harris's list" open to the page for "Miss Love" standing in front of Miss Love's establishment; there is a young woman standing at the door, one leaning out a first floor windo... More

[Vue du Louvre] / Callot, fec. - Public domain book illustration, Libr...

The Louvre, Paris, France, with many boats on the Seine in foreground, during annual jousting contest.

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich - [Landscape with rough terrain and w...

Marsh Collection. LeBlanc, no. 4.

(1756). Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Pr...

"A view of a street where an effigy of an unpopular Minister on horseback is conducted to be burned by a cheering mob, with a gallows and a bundle of faggots..." (Source: Stephens) This record contains unverifi... More

The congress or the necessary politicians, British Cartoon Print

Print shows two men sitting in a privy, one uses pieces of the "Resolution[s] of the [C]ongress" to clean himself, while the other intently reads "P[amphlet En]titled Taxation [No] Tir[anny]", suggesting that w... More

The Englishman in Paris, British Cartoon Print

Print shows an Englishman, only recently arrived, still wearing his hat, standing just inside the entrance of the home of a Frenchman at dinner time. He is eating the goose which he has taken off the serving pl... More

Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. ...

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

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 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

[Cartouche showing a Native woman, representing America, nursing infan...

Illus. in: L'Amérique septentrionale, ou se remarquent les États Unis. / par M. Brion de la Tour, ingénieur-géographe du roi. Paris : Chez Esnauts et Rapilly, 1783. Published in: The American Revolution in dra... More

Le grande Bretagne mutilé Das verstümmelte Britanien., British Cartoon...

Print shows the head and torso of Britannia chained to a hillside, her arms and legs, representing the American colonies, have been cut off and lie on the ground before her; a sailor in chains stands among arti... More

Das erste Bürger Blut, zu Gründung der Americanischen Freyheit, vergos...

Print shows British troops firing into mass of American militiamen at the battle of Lexington, one of twelve scenes depicting the history of the American Revolution. S. 84. [Plate] 3. Published in: The America... More

John Kay - Thomas Paine. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows author and philosopher Thomas Paine, half-length portrait, facing right. No. 234.

East front of the Capitol / W.I Stone aquat.

Print shows an exterior view of the east front of the U.S. Capitol, with view of the north facade. Printed at bottom: Engd. for the National Calendar, 1823.

Gloria Frederici, Andromeda, and Triangula / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing Andromeda in chains, two triangles, and a scepter with eagle's head and palm frond forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 5.

Leo Major and Leo Minor - Public domain book illustration

Astronomical chart showing two lions forming the constellation. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 20.

Lacerta, Cygnus, Lyra, Vulpecula and Anser / Sidy. Hall, sculpt.

Astronomical chart showing a swan, a lyre, a lizard, and a fox killing a goose forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 14.

An Indian warrior entering his wigwam with a scalp / Barlow, sc.

Print shows a Native warrior holding a scalp in right hand and a tomahawk in left hand. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed for ... More

[Three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French pe...

Print shows a three panel cartoon representing the change in condition of French peasants, union of the Three Orders (clergy, aristocracy, and people), and miserable plight of peasants Possibly purchased by Ge... More

The section and plan of a blockhouse

Print shows a cross-section and the plan for the ground and upper floors of a blockhouse. Illus. in: Travels through the interior parts of America : In a series of letters / Thomas Anburey. London : Printed fo... More

Formation of guerilla bands, Confederate States of America.

Ruined farmers being recruited for Confederate guerrilla forces during the Civil War. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: Sketches from the Civil War in North America, 1861, '62, '63 / by V. Blada... More

Cave life in Vicksburg - A black and white drawing of a man and a woma...

Southern wife praying in makeshift cave home during bombardment of Vicksburg. Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London [i.e. Baltimore], 1864, pl. 30.

Théâtre des opérations / Ch. Fay del.

Map of the Black Sea region at the time of the Crimean War showing Constantinople, Varna, and the Crimean peninsula with a detail showing Kalamita Bay, Sevastopolʹ, and Balaklava.

[Dining hall of the Middle Temple, London, England]

Illus. in: The Temple, London / A series of twelve original etchings by Percy Thomas. With descriptive letterpress by the Master of the Temple (Rev. Canon Ainger). Bristol : Frost & Reed, 1898.

El sueño de la razon produce monstros

Print shows man seated at a table, his head cradled in his arms, as if asleep. Behind him appear owls, bats and wolves. Illus. in: Caprichos de Goya, plate 43.

A view of the falls on the Passaick, or second river, in the province ...

Print shows view of the waterfalls on the Passaic River in New Jersey.

Sandwich-Carrots! - dainty Sandwich-Carrots / Js. Gy. ad vivam fect., ...

A buxom girl pushing a wheelbarrow of carrots along Bond Street, looking over her shoulder at an older man, possibly the son of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who is tugging at her apron. In the background... More

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Ca...

Illustration shows a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River with a row of warehouses in the background, one of which is labeled "The Sheffield and Birmingham Warehouse Goods now s... More

The repeal, or the funeral procession of Miss Americ-Stamp, British Ca...

Offering of bells to be cast into cannon

A southern pastor and his congregation present Confederate officer with church bells to be cast. Initialed "F.B.M." and "A.J.V." Drawn and published by Adalbert Volck. Illus. in: V. Blada's war sketches. London... More

Le ballon de Lyon, nommé le de Flesselles de 120 pieds de haut sur 102...

Print shows the balloon, "Le Flesselles" ascending over Lyon, France, on January 19, 1784, carrying seven passengers including Joseph Montgolfier and Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier. (Source: A.G. Renstrom, LC ... More

The prairie dog sickened at the sting of the hornet or a diplomatic pu...

James Akin's earliest-known signed cartoon, "The Prairie Dog" is an anti-Jefferson satire, relating to Jefferson's covert negotiations for the purchase of West Florida from Spain in 1804. Jefferson, as a scraw... More

Descente de la machine aerostatique des Srs. Charles et Robert

Print shows Jacques Charles and Marie Noel Robert stepping out of their hydrogen balloon on a plain near Nesle, France after the first manned balloon flight in December of 1783. Printed text below image: Extrai... More

Veduta interna della Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano / Piranesi feci...

Print shows a view of the interior of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Exhibited: "From La Serenissima to the Eternal City : The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome" at The Mitchell Gallery, St. Joh... More

View of the court house in Salem Massachusettsachusetts / W. Gray, del...

Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. II, no. III, 1790 (March), frontispiece. Published... More

A perspective view of the town and fortifications of Montreal in Canad...

Print shows a bird's-eye view of the fortifications at Montréal from above the Saint Lawrence River. Illus. in: The Annual Register of World Events. Dublin : J. Exshaw, 1774, p. 407. Published in: The American... More

The thistle reel. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British ...

Print shows Lords Bute, North, and Mansfield dancing around a large thistle entwined with a garter ribbon bearing the motto "Honi soit qui mal y pense"; Mansfield is holding the "Quebec Bill" in his left hand. ... More

Tobias Conrad Lotter - Mappa totius mundi / Mattheaus Albrecht Lotter ...

Print shows title ornamentation with four female figures representating the four continents, America as a Native wearing a skirt made of feathers and a feather headdress. Illus. in: Atlas géographique de cent ... More

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

The sea fight between Keppel and d'Orvilliers

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

The honle. Horatio Gates, Esqr., major general in the American Army / ...

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

Paradice lost. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Car...

Print shows Charles James Fox with a handful of switches driving four old ministers (possibly lords North, Germain, Sandwich), and Lord Bute from paradise. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Li... More

The surrender of government castle, in March 1782, to the late besiegi...

Print shows members of the old ministry walking out of the "Government Castle" closely followed by a devil, and members of the new ministry marching in. Caption continues: N.B. The old garrison and placemen ar... More

A s.w. view of the Baptist Meeting House, Providence, R.I. / S. Hill s...

Print shows exterior view of Baptist meeting house. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, 178... More

Liste de MM les Deputes de la noblesse de Paris

Aristocrats in carriage drawn by two lions on their way to Versailles for the meeting of the Estates General; fierce lion at front; figure of the Republic with club on high platform behind; list of the deputies... More

The seat of Henry Livingston Esqr. at Poughkeepsie / Tiebout s.

Print shows the estate of Henry Livingston on the banks of the either the Delaware or Schuylkill rivers. Illus. in: New York Magazine, 1791 (May). Reference copy in LOT 4385-E.

Attaque de la Convention Nationale ; journée mémorable du 13 Vendémiai...

Print shows an uprising in Paris on October 5, 1795 on the rue Saint-Honoré, in front of the Church of Saint-Roch, between factions after the vote on the constitution was announced. Plate from: Collection comp... More

Mount Sidney, the seat of Genl. John Barker, Pennsylv'a / drawn, engra...

Illus. in: The country seats of the United States of North America ... / W. Birch. Springland near Bristol, Pennsylv'a : W. Birch, 1808. Reference copy in LOT 4385-A.

Captain Clark and his men building a line of huts

Psalterium Georgii, Fluvius Eridanus, Cetus, Officina Sculptoris, Forn...

Astronomical chart showing a whale, a harp, chemical apparatus, a mechanical device, and a table on which is a bust and sculpting tools forming the constellations. Illus. in: Urania's mirror, 1825, pl. 28.

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