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Photo, Print, DrawingThe brave old Hendrick the great sachem or chief of the Mohawk Indians, ... 1 print : etching and engraving ; 36.4 x 26.2 cm (plate), 38.4 x 27.5 (sheet) | Print shows Henderick Peters Theyanoogin (King Hendrick), the great Mohawk sachem, half-length portrait, facing left, wearing European style military uniform and holding hatchet in his right hand and a wampum belt in his left. Impressions of this engraving were offered for sale in the November 1755 issueā¦- Date: 1755-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA prospect of the Moro [i.e. Morro] Castle and city of Havana from sea
Prospect of the Morro Castle and city of Havana from sea 1 print : engraving ; image 27 x 42 cm, on sheet 34 x 42 cm.- Contributor: Canot, Pierre Charles
- Date: 1751-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America 1 print : etching and engraving. | Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River; a shortened view with reduced skyline.- Contributor: Pownall, Thomas - Canot, Pierre Charles
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingPhilip Earl of Chesterfield 1 print on laid paper : engraving ; 10.2 x 10 cm (plate), 15.6 x 10.2 cm (sheet) | Print shows Philip D. Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, in oval medallion.- Contributor: Chambars, Thomas
- Date: 1750-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingIl Porto di Brest, Veduto dalla parte rimota della Fabbrica attenente all' Impresa Genarale 1 print : engraving ; plate 30.1 x 40.3 cm, on sheet 33.8 x 47.4 cm. | Print shows a view of the port of Brest, France with sailing ships in the harbor and activity on a wharf.- Contributor: Vernet, Joseph - Dall'acqua, Cristoforo
- Date: 1751-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingWhoever makes a design, without the knowledge of perspective, will be liable to such absurdities as are shown in this print 1 print : steel engraving ; sheet 27.1 x 22.2 cm. | Print shows town life with various individuals fishing.- Contributor: Hogarth, William
- Date: 1753-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingA perspective view of Quebec drawn on the spot 1 print : engraving. | Ship and two sailboats in foreground; Quebec in background.- Contributor: Hulett, James
- Date: 1750-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[The ruins of Balbec] 1 print : engraving ; 32.9 x 68.5 cm (sheet) | Print shows a panoramic view of the ruins of BaŹ»labakk, with columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D), the Temple of Bacchus (E), and a river on the left, post-Roman Muslim Arab buildings on the right, and mountains in the background. Some features are identified by letter; lacks key.- Contributor: Major, Thomas - Borra, Giovanni Battista
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[The ruins of Balbec] 1 print : engraving ; 32 x 68.9 cm (sheet) | Print shows a view of the ruins at BaŹ»labakk, with two men holding long spears in the foreground among fragments of buildings, (A) on the left and (B) on the right, with the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D) and the Temple of Bacchus (C) in the background. Some features are identifiedā¦- Contributor: Major, Thomas - Borra, Giovanni Battista
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[The ruins of Balbec] 1 print : engraving ; 31.9 x 68.8 cm (sheet) | Print shows a view of the ruins at BaŹ»labakk, with three men in conversation, two are holding long spears, in the left foreground among fragments of buildings, (A) on the left and (B) on the right, with the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (D) and the Temple of Bacchus (C) at centerā¦- Contributor: Major, Thomas - Borra, Giovanni Battista
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[The ruins of Balbec] 1 print : engraving ; 32.3 x 69 cm (sheet) | Print shows a view of the ruins at BaŹ»labakk, with two men in conversation, one is holding a long spear, between the columns of the Temple of Jupiter (A) on the left and the Temple of Bacchus (B) on the right, with the ruins of the courtyard in the background. Some features areā¦- Contributor: Major, Thomas - Borra, Giovanni Battista
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingScena d'invenzione e disegno del Cavalier Bibiena rappresentante Sala Reale 1 print : engraving ; sheet 36.1 x 48 cm. | Print shows a theatrical production in a magnificent hall in the royal palace, showing actors around a table set for dining at center and musicians on the left and right, with a perspective view down the center hallway.- Contributor: Orio, Ambrogio - Galli Bibiena, Giuseppe
- Date: 1757-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingView of the upper works at Coalbrook Dale in the county of Salop 1 print : engraving ; plate 39.2 x 54.8 cm, sheet 42.5 x 56.5 cm | Print shows a birds-eye view of an industrial section of Coalbrookdale featuring various factories and houses. In the foreground a team of horses pulls a cart carrying a large iron cylinder.- Contributor: VivarĆØs, FranƧois - Smith, Thomas - Perry, George
- Date: 1758
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Photo, Print, DrawingProspettiva della seconda macchina de fuochi d'artificio, rappresentante il rinomato Monte Vesuvio, alquale portato si Plinio seniore il filosofo, e celebre scrittore per of servarne troppo da vicino la natura, ... 1 print : etching. | Print showing aristocratic men leaving their horses with attendants and following guides on a trail up the side of Vesuvius to peer into the fuming cones. At center, descending the volcano, are three figures, the lead figure appears to be a guide leading two men who appear to have been blinded by the noxious fumes. In the lower rightā¦- Date: 1750-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingMajor General James Wolfe, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in the expedition against Quebec 1 print : mezzotint ; 15.2 x 11.2 cm (plate), 26.3 x 21.5 cm (sheet) | Print shows James Wolfe, half-length portrait, left porfile, wearing military uniform.- Contributor: Spooner, Charles - Bowles, John
- Date: 1756-01-01
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Photo, Print, Drawing[Femmes d' Afrique, en differens Habits.] 1. Femmes de qualite, 2. femmes du commun, 3. esclaves 1 print : engraving ; 19.2 x 14 cm (image), 25 x 19.2 cm (sheet) | Print shows three groups of African women wearing the dress of upper class and lower class women, and a female slave with two children.- Date: 1750-01-01
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Photo, Print, DrawingGrosser tempel in Mexico Zapota oder sapotbaum. 2 prints on 1 sheet : etching on laid paper ; sheet 23.8 x 39.4 cm. | Print shows two book illustrations printed on a single sheet; on the left: "Grosser Tempel in Mexico. No. 21" and on the right: "1. Zapota oder Sapotbaum, 2. Frucht Sapotilla, 3. Cacaobaum, 4. Cacao. No. 27." These illustrations have slight variations from earlier or later published versions,ā¦- Date: 1750-01-01
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CollectionPopular Graphic Arts About 15,000 historical prints (ca. 1700-1900) created to document geographic locations or popular subjects and sometimes used for advertising and educational purposes. Most are by American printmakers (e.g., Baillie, Currier & Ives, Sachse & Co.), but publishers in many other countries are also represented (e.g., Antonio Vanegas Arroyo). Subjects vary widely, from city and harbor views, street scenes, and manufacturing plants to genre scenes,ā¦- Date: 1700
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