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Book/Printed Material Collection Three cancelled plates from "America, a prophecy." Three unique plates with pencil corrections by Blake, bound in with six other plates from America

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Title

  • Three cancelled plates from "America, a prophecy." Three unique plates with pencil corrections by Blake, bound in with six other plates from America

Names

  • Blake, William, 1757-1827
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [London] Printed by W. Blake, 1793.

Headings

  • -  Blake, William,--1757-1827.--America, a prophecy--Illustrations
  • -  England--London

Genre

  • Pictures

Notes

  • -  Manuscript title page.
  • -  Printed in blue, brown, or green on 6 leaves, from engraved plates containing both text and illustrations.
  • -  Includes plates 1-2, 9-10, and 2 copies of plate 13 of America, a prophecy.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1805
  • -  Keynes, G.L. Bibliography of W. Blake (New York, 1921) no. 40 and p. [459]-463
  • -  Keynes & Wolf, William Blake's illuminated books copy a
  • -  LAC knj 2019-09-23 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-11 update (1 card)

Medium

  • [1] l., 9 plates. 32 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • NE642.B5 A42

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48031339

OCLC Number

  • 5988471

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Blake, William, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Three cancelled plates from "America, a prophecy." Three unique plates with pencil corrections by Blake, bound in with six other plates from America. [London Printed by W. Blake, 1793] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48031339/.

APA citation style:

Blake, W. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1793) Three cancelled plates from "America, a prophecy." Three unique plates with pencil corrections by Blake, bound in with six other plates from America. [London Printed by W. Blake] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48031339/.

MLA citation style:

Blake, William, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Three cancelled plates from "America, a prophecy." Three unique plates with pencil corrections by Blake, bound in with six other plates from America. [London Printed by W. Blake, 1793] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48031339/>.