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America in flames.
1774
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 30/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A st-B GA 2011.01150
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], 1774/12/--.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
- Symbolism in art
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Quebec (Province). Quebec Act—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boston Port Bill, 1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tariff on tea—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Massachusetts—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- America in flames.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 30/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A st-B GA 2011.01150
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcfx71b0317
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], 1774/12/--.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1774
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 21.6 x 12.7 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Wood engravings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. America personified as a woman, engulfed in flames fanned by North, Bute, and Mansfield.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
- Symbolism in art
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Quebec (Province). Quebec Act—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boston Port Bill, 1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tariff on tea—United States—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Massachusetts—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/ed8f4f04-686d-41ef-b85a-a175d5bac74a/manifest