You Searched For
« Previous
| 1 - 9 of 31 |
Next »
Search Results
1. Bunkers hill, or, The blessed effects of family quarrels [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1775?]
- Call Number:
- 775.00.00.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Depicts Earls of Mansfield and Bute with Lord North, seated on a cloud with a demon, observing below them the female combatants Britannia and America with spear and tomahawk, flanked by male figures representating France and Spain
- Alternative Title:
- Blessed effects of family quarrels
- Description:
- Title from item.
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and America.
- Subject (Name):
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., and Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
- Subject (Topic):
- Britannia (Symbolic character), Indians of North America, Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, and Colonies
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bunkers hill, or, The blessed effects of family quarrels [graphic].
2. Bunters Hill, or, May day [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1 May 1776]
- Call Number:
- 776.05.01.02
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A woman facing right under an enormous coiffure. Within her hair several scenes illustrate London low-life on May Day, including pigs, a horse-drawn cart, street-vendors, chimney-sweeps, and a Jack-in-the-green
- Alternative Title:
- May day
- Description:
- Title from item., Place of publication from publisher's entry in Maxted's The London book trades., and Probably a parody of British Museum catalogue no. 5330: Bunkers Hill.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. according to act of Parlt. May 1, 1776 by J. Lockington Shug Lane
- Subject (Geographic):
- London (England), Great Britain, United States, America., and England
- Subject (Topic):
- Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, May Day (Labor holiday), Social life and customs, Politics and government, History, Colonies, Wigs, Hairstyles, and Chimney sweeps
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Bunters Hill, or, May day [graphic].
3. Folly on both sides, or, A view of the political state of the nation, with the senators in propria persona. [graphic]
- Creator:
- O'Brien, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [11 May 1778]
- Call Number:
- 778.05.11.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Design occupying top third of plate shows Bute driving a cart labelled G.R. III, having just crossed the Rubicon, laden with National Debt, Pensioners, etc., drawn by ministerial donkeys including ones labelled North, Germaine, Sandwich, and Weymouth. The donkeys are assailed by opposition dogs Burke, Wilkes, Fox etc. In the upper left an overloaded boat depicts the "Commissioners setting off for America." Smaller insets beneath the main image refer to the balance of power and antiministerial demonstrations. Two columns of dialect verse beneath image, follow the title "A new gallant shew or the ministry's cabinet & minority's closet broke open" signed at bottom by Doodle Doodle Doo. A criticism of both governmental ministry and the opposition
- Alternative Title:
- View of the political state of the nation
- Description:
- Title from item., Imperfect; cropped with loss of imprint and last 2 lines of verse., Date of publication from English political caricature., Publisher from impression in John Carter Brown Library., "Price 1 shilg.", and Mounted to 33 x 35 cm.
- Publisher:
- Publish'd as the act directs May 11, 1778 at Darly's, Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, United States, and America.
- Subject (Name):
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Hancock, John, 1737-1793., and Adams, John, 1735-1826.
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government, History, Colonies, Donkeys, Carts & wagons, Dogs, Seesaws, and Coats of arms
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Folly on both sides, or, A view of the political state of the nation, with the senators in propria persona. [graphic]
4. Iohn Bull peeping into futurity [graphic]
- Creator:
- Roberts, Piercy, active 1791-1805, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [between 1801 and 1803?]
- Call Number:
- 801.00.00.23
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A minister, possibly the Chancellor, holds out a large magnifying glass in his right and and gestures with his left hand. He is wearing a long coat and a long powdered wig. He addresses John Bull: Look through this glass Mr Bull and behold your future prosperity, looking towards a cloud within which the future is foretold. In the cloud John Bull is depicted in seven different scenarios: drinking unadulterated porter, free from taxes, smoking Trinidad tobacco, talking French & grown quite a fine gentleman, eating cinnamon from Ceylon, free from care, and with bread at 6d the quarter loaf. John Bull says: 'what be all those people I see. Mercy on us so many good things will be more than I can bear'. His companion replies: 'Look through this glass Mr. Bull & behold your future prosperity, it magnifies but very little I assure you'.
- Alternative Title:
- John Bull peeping into futurity
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Date of publication inferred from dates given in the British Museum catalogue for other prints after Woodward that were likewise etched and published by Roberts. Cf. Nos. 9729, 9850, and 9965 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 8., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. by P. Roberts, 28 Middle Row, Holborn
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838
- Subject (Topic):
- National characteristics, English, Colonies, John Bull (Symbolic character), Hand lenses, and Ethnic stereotypes
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Iohn Bull peeping into futurity [graphic]
5. Nathan Hale collection, 1773-1832 (bulk 1773-1776).
- Creator:
- Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1146
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 61
- Abstract:
- Autograph letters and documents by, addressed to and about Nathan Hale. Box 1 contains five autograph letters by Nathan Hale: autograph letter, signed, to Betsy Christopher, 1775 October 8, from Camp Winter Hill in Boston; autograph letter, signed, to his brother, Enoch Hale, 1776 June 3, from New York, describing military preparations and the current state of the Continental Army; a comic verse autograph letter, signed, to his Yale classmate, Benjamin Talmadge, undated; an autograph verse letter to an unidentified recipient describing scenes at Camp Winter Hill, undated; and an autograph letter fragment to an unidentified correspondent, undated. Letters to Nathan Hale, all dating from 1773-1776, include autograph letters by Betsy Hallam; John Hallam; Robert Latimer; William Little; Elihu Marvin; Gilbert Saltonstall; Benjamin Talmadge; and Ebenezer Williams. A 1777 March 27 letter from Nathan Hale's father, Richard Hale, to Samuel Hale comments on the rumor that Nathan had been betrayed by his cousin and notes that he was "a Child I sot much by but he is gone." Other papers include Elisha Bostwick's memoir of his services in the Revolutionary War, which mentions Nathan Hale; and twentieth-century photostats, notes, and documents concerning Nathan Hale's life and genealogy. Box 2 contains Hale's military receipt book for wages, arms and ammunitions he issued to his men, with their counter-signatures under each receipt, 1776 June-August. Box 3 contains an autograph letter, signed, from Nathan Hale to "Mr. Mead," 1774 May 2; and Nathan Hale's commission as a captain in the "Army of the United Colonies," printed form filled out in manuscript, signed by John Hancock, President, 1776 January 1.
- Description:
- Nathan Hale (1755-1776), graduate of Yale College (Yale 1773), teacher, and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Executed by the British as a spy on September 22, 1776, he is reported to have said, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.", In English., and Accompanied by a variety of modern manuscript and typed transcripts and photostats of these and other Hale-related documents, as well as historical and genealogical information on Hale and members of the Hale family.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, Great Britain, America., Massachusetts, and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Bostwick, Elisha, 1748-1834., Christopher, Betsy., Hale family., Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776., Hale, Richard, 1717-1802., Hale, Samuel, 1718-1807., Hallam, Betsy., Hallam, John, 1728-1811., Hancock, John, 1737-1793, Latimer, Robert., Little, William, 1749-1841., Marvin, Elihu, 1752-1798., Saltonstall, Gilbert., Talmadge, Benjamin., Williams, Ebenezer, 1755-1777., and United States. Continental Army
- Subject (Topic):
- Officers, Pay, allowances, etc, History, Politics and government, Colonies, and Economic aspects
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nathan Hale collection, 1773-1832 (bulk 1773-1776).
6. Nathan Hale collection, 1773-1832 (bulk 1773-1776).
- Creator:
- Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1146
- Container / Volume:
- Box 2
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- Autograph letters and documents by, addressed to and about Nathan Hale. Box 1 contains five autograph letters by Nathan Hale: autograph letter, signed, to Betsy Christopher, 1775 October 8, from Camp Winter Hill in Boston; autograph letter, signed, to his brother, Enoch Hale, 1776 June 3, from New York, describing military preparations and the current state of the Continental Army; a comic verse autograph letter, signed, to his Yale classmate, Benjamin Talmadge, undated; an autograph verse letter to an unidentified recipient describing scenes at Camp Winter Hill, undated; and an autograph letter fragment to an unidentified correspondent, undated. Letters to Nathan Hale, all dating from 1773-1776, include autograph letters by Betsy Hallam; John Hallam; Robert Latimer; William Little; Elihu Marvin; Gilbert Saltonstall; Benjamin Talmadge; and Ebenezer Williams. A 1777 March 27 letter from Nathan Hale's father, Richard Hale, to Samuel Hale comments on the rumor that Nathan had been betrayed by his cousin and notes that he was "a Child I sot much by but he is gone." Other papers include Elisha Bostwick's memoir of his services in the Revolutionary War, which mentions Nathan Hale; and twentieth-century photostats, notes, and documents concerning Nathan Hale's life and genealogy. Box 2 contains Hale's military receipt book for wages, arms and ammunitions he issued to his men, with their counter-signatures under each receipt, 1776 June-August. Box 3 contains an autograph letter, signed, from Nathan Hale to "Mr. Mead," 1774 May 2; and Nathan Hale's commission as a captain in the "Army of the United Colonies," printed form filled out in manuscript, signed by John Hancock, President, 1776 January 1.
- Description:
- Nathan Hale (1755-1776), graduate of Yale College (Yale 1773), teacher, and officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Executed by the British as a spy on September 22, 1776, he is reported to have said, "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.", In English., and Accompanied by a variety of modern manuscript and typed transcripts and photostats of these and other Hale-related documents, as well as historical and genealogical information on Hale and members of the Hale family.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut, Great Britain, America., Massachusetts, and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Bostwick, Elisha, 1748-1834., Christopher, Betsy., Hale family., Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776., Hale, Richard, 1717-1802., Hale, Samuel, 1718-1807., Hallam, Betsy., Hallam, John, 1728-1811., Hancock, John, 1737-1793, Latimer, Robert., Little, William, 1749-1841., Marvin, Elihu, 1752-1798., Saltonstall, Gilbert., Talmadge, Benjamin., Williams, Ebenezer, 1755-1777., and United States. Continental Army
- Subject (Topic):
- Officers, Pay, allowances, etc, History, Politics and government, Colonies, and Economic aspects
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Nathan Hale collection, 1773-1832 (bulk 1773-1776).
7. News from America, or, The patriots in the dumps [graphic].
- Published / Created:
- [1776]
- Call Number:
- 776.11.00 .01 Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Reaction to the Battle of Long Island and the capture of New York by British forces. North and Mansfield stand on a platform, the former holding up a dispatch from Howe. Bute and George III stand behind them. A distressed Wilkes stands in the left foreground, with a tearful woman on the ground near him holding the cap of Liberty. Two ministers are depicted on the right, one being Sandwich, the other probably Germain. The seacoast is visible in the background with ships, some sinking
- Alternative Title:
- Patriots in the dumps
- Description:
- Title from item., Above image in plate: Lond. Mag. Nov. 1776., and From the London Magazine v, 45, p. 599 of Nov. 1776, although British museum catalogue gives date as Dec. 1, 1776.
- Publisher:
- Publisher not indentified
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, America., and United States
- Subject (Name):
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, and Sackville, George Germain, Viscount, 1716-1785.
- Subject (Topic):
- Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776, Colonies, History, and Campaigns
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > News from America, or, The patriots in the dumps [graphic].
8. Noddle-island, or, Howe are we decieved [sic] [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- [12 May 1778]
- Call Number:
- 778.05.12.01
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A woman facing left under an enormous coiffure. Within her hair several scenes illustrate the progress of the American war for independence. At the top, an American fort exchanges fire with British cannon. Flags over the fort bear images of a crossbow and a crocodile, while above the British fly images of a donkey and a fool's cap and bells. Fields of tents are shown further down, together with files of soldiers and a covered waggon. At the very bottom of the hair, soldiers in boats row towards 2 sailing ships, an allusion to Howe's March 1776 evacuation of Boston
- Alternative Title:
- Howe are we decieved
- Description:
- Title from item., Later state, with the "E" supplied to read "Howe". Cf. no. 5335 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires; originally issued in 1776., and Inlaid to 30 x 22 cm
- Publisher:
- Pubd. May 12, 1778 by M Darly, Strand
- Subject (Geographic):
- Boston (Mass.), Great Britain, United States, America., and England
- Subject (Name):
- Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814.
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Politics and government, Colonies, Wigs, Military camps, Forts & fortifications, and Hairstyles
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Noddle-island, or, Howe are we decieved [sic] [graphic]
9. Qualifying for a campain [graphic]
- Published / Created:
- 4 June 1777.
- Call Number:
- 777.06.04.02+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Alternative Title:
- Qualifying for a campaign
- Description:
- Title from item., Artist James Verney?, Sheet trimmed., and Mounted to 32 x 48 cm.
- Publisher:
- Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett map & printsellers ...
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States, Great Britain, and America.
- Subject (Topic):
- History, Colonies, Military officers, Military training, Military uniforms, British, Fencing, Handguns, Cats, and Dogs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Qualifying for a campain [graphic]
