1780

Loon na werk 1780, British Cartoon Print

Print shows a large dog (representing England) muzzled and chained being attacked by several men (representing the countries of the armed neutrality league and the allies, a Swede, a Dane, a Frenchman with an u... More

Johann Martin Will - Die wage der mache ... La balance de la puissance...

Print shows Justice holding a scale on which Britannia outweighs a Spaniard, a Frenchman, America (represented by a Native wearing a feathered headdress), and a Dutchman. Includes legend corresponding to number... More

[Old woman scouring a cooking pot in front of large kitchen fire. Lady...

Illus. in: The Town and Country Cook; or, Young Woman's Best Guide in the Whole Art of Cookery, London, ca. 1780, frontispiece. Pennell Collection (Rare Book Division). Ref. copy may be in LOT 4638 E. This reco... More

A Etienne de Montgolfier, cooperateur et inventeur de l'art aérostatiq...

Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.

M. Pilatre de Rozier, navigateur ae̋rien / dessiné p. Goulet ; gravé p...

Bust-length profile portrait of French balloonist Pilatre de Rozier. Tissandier collection.

N.J. Conté. Obrist der Infanterie, Mitglied des Aegyptischen Instituts...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Nicolas Conté, who experimented with the use of hydrogen for balloons. Tissandier collection.

[Three young men or women] - Public domain drawing

Title and date devised by Library staff, no information provided by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Reproduction. Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

Horatio Gates to Anthony W. White, September 16, 1780

[Savannah. Historic map, Library of Congress

Scale ca. 1:4,800. Manuscript, pen and ink. Unfinished plan. Watermark: J. Whatman [and a horn within a shield with W below] Oriented with north toward the lower right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1583... 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

A sketch of the environs of Charlestown in South Carolina.

Public domain scan of a vintage map, city plan, atlas, cartoghraphy, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Thomas Jefferson to Horatio Gates, November 19, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Thomas Sumter, November 26, 1780

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Britania [sic] and her daughter - a song, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Britannia standing on the left poised with her spear and shield for battle, on the right America (represented by a female Native with feathered headdress) is standing between a Spaniard and a French... More

Horatio Gates to Abner Nash, October 3, 1780

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Kobikichō arayashiki koiseya ochie, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a woman reading a book. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: vertical Oban Nishikie. A... More

Seal Blonde, New-York, 21st July, 1780. Whereas Doubts have arisen how...

Printed aboard the Blonde, New York harbor?; Another copy in George Washington Papers (Ms. Sir.), v. 145, no. 104.; On verso: 1625T 11757. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: ... More

Thomas Jefferson to Friedrich Adolph, Baron von Riedesel, May 3, 1780

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[Study drawings of monsters, men, and acrobats]

Drawing shows the head of a monster with crossed horns, two nude men balancing on their hands on the backs of dragon-like animals, and a female acrobat, standing on her hands, holding a vessel in her toes and h... More

Lord Shelburne, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows William Petty, Lord Shelburne, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; in oval with wreath and ribbon at top, entwined with grape and ivy vines. Illus. in: The London magazine, 1780 (March), pp. ... More

To the General Court of the Massachusetts, assembled at Boston, Oct. 1...

Imprint 2. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 41, Folder 6.

Virginia Militia, May 2, 1780, Report on Southern Detachment

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Horatio Gates to Edward Carrington, August 3, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Hall, August 9, 1780

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Who kill'd Cock Robin? ... - Public domain book illustration, Library ...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4442. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: Cock Robin's Death and Funeral (Boston, 1780), pp. 2-3. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Benjamin West - [The calling of Isaiah]

Etched study for wing of altarpiece made for Royal Chapel, Windsor. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall.... More

[Portrait of Samuel Pegge and title page from his The Forme of Cury, a...

Illus. in: Samuel Pegge, The Forme of Cury, a Roll of Ancient English Cookery, London : J. Nichols, 1780, title page. Reference copy may be in LCQJ, Spring 1981, p. 80. This record contains unverified, old data... More

Horatio Gates to Anthony W. White, September 19, 1780, Copy

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Horatio Gates to William Smallwood, November 28, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Thomas Jefferson, November 3, 1780

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Carte réduite des côtes orientales de l'Amérique septentrionale. Conte...

Scale ca. 1:1,800,000. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Prime meridian: Paris. "No. 1. (Hyd. No. 61)." From the author's Neptune Americo-Septentrional. [1780] Available also through the Libr... More

A new and accurate map of the Province of Pennsylvania, in North Ameri...

Relief shown pictorially. Shows towns, roads, forts, rivers, streams, and waterfalls as far west as "Chambers Town." Includes adjacent part of New Jersey. From The London magazine: or, Gentleman's monthly intel... More

Plan of Princess Ann and Norfolk counties.

Shows names of some residents. Map on 2 sheets sectioned and pasted together. LC Land ownership maps, 1333 Includes historical references. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster ima... More

Carte particulière du havre de Boston avec les sondes les bancs de Sab...

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Samuel Adams, esqr. One of the delegates from the province of Massachu...

Samuel Adams, full-length portrait, seated by window, facing slightly left.

Horatio Gates to Abraham Buford, July 20, 1780

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Major General Arnold Wounded Dec. 31-1775 at the attack of Quebec.

Benedict Arnold, full-length portrait, wearing uniform, standing, facing slightly right, gesturing with right hand. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies,... More

The cock. The cock in fight will never yield ...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4442. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: Cock Robin's Death and Funeral (Boston, 1780), p. 10. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

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

James Lovell and William C. Houston to Benjamin Franklin, July 11, 178...

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State of Massachusetts-Bay. In the House of representatives, Sept. 29t...

Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 41, Folder 5.

Horatio Gates to Thomas Jefferson, 1780, Text Incomplete

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Thomas Jefferson, 1780, Instructions for Serving at Mail Station under...

Instructions for Serving at Mail Station under William Galvan

In Council January 3, 1780. Instructions to the lieutenants and sub-li...

Evans 16928. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 146, Folder 1a.

General Washington, Head and Shoulders Portrait

Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing uniform and hat; in oval. Engraved for Murrays History of the American War. Illus. in: An impartial history of the pres... More

Horatio Gates to Edward Stevens, July 22, 1780

The desponding hero of the Coldstream - a military madrigal, British C...

Print shows dejected members of the Coldstream Guards sitting around a banquet table bemoaning a possible assignment in America. Includes five stanzas of verse. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collectio... More

John Magnall to Congress, July 16, 1780

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Horatio Gates to John P. G. Muhlenberg, July 9, 1780

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Richd. Lord Viscount Howe rear admiral of the White and commander in c...

Print shows Richard Howe, full-length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing left and pointing to the left. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her co... More

Plano d. las aguads. d. Sn. Juan y Sn. Franco. d. Añasco en la ysla d....

Scale ca. 1:170,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil. Watermark: Upper portion of Strasburg fleur-de-lis in upper sheet. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 759 Available also through the Libra... More

Horatio Gates to John S. Dart, October 8, 1780

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Lafayette, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

Bust and shoulders silhouette portrait shows French military officer Lafayette facing right. Purchase; 1915; (DLC/PP-1915:44874).

A view of the lighthouse on Cape Henlopen, taken at sea, August 1780

Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1788, February, opp. p. 108. Stauffer, 3293 Published in: The American Revolution i... More

Benjamin Franklin L.L.D. - envoy from the American Congress to the Fre...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, three-quarter length portrait, seated at desk, facing right with left arm resting on arm of chair. Illus. in: An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain an... More

Kaze ni nayamu tōka no onna - Torii Kiyonaga

Print shows a woman huddled against the wind beneath wisteria blossoms. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Adachi modern reprint (Showa).... More

[Views from offshore of islands, cliffs, and capes in the Bay of Fundy...

Prints show distant views of Isle Haute and cliffs at the Chignecto Isthmus, Cape Dore, Cape Baptist and the Minas Basin, Cape Blowmedown, and Cape Split, Nova Scotia, with ships passing in the foreground. Ill... More

A new and accurate map of the colony of Massachusets [i.e. Massachuset...

Covers eastern Massachusetts, Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and small portions of New Hampshire and Vermont. Relief shown pictorially. From Universal magazine of knowledge and pleasure, vol. 66, Dec. 1780,... More

Plano topografico que comprende las vertientes del Arroyo Ycabaqua, la...

Shows central portion of Rio Grande do Sul. Boundaries shown in red and yellow inks? Relief shown by shading. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. In upper margin: No. 4o. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 183 Available also thro... More

A chorographical map, of the country, round Philadelphia. Carte partic...

Scale ca. 1:800,000. Relief shown pictorially. Shows "Genl. Howe's track" from Elk River to Philadelphia, "Genl. Washington's track," and "Grand American Winter Camp, Jan. 1778" at Valley Forge. LC Maps of Nort... More

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, June 11, 1780

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State of Massachusetts Bay. In the year of our Lord one thousand seven...

Copy 2 & 3 Photographic reproduction.; Imprint 3. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 3 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera Col... More

Agnolo Gaddi Pittore / G. Vasari T.I. ; G. Batt-Cecchi, sc.

Angelo di Taddeo Gaddi, Florentine painter, half-length portrait, facing left.

[Association meeting at York] - A drawing of a large group of people s...

Print shows an allegorical representation of a meeting of the Association of York during which all disputes were amicably settled.

[Jeremiah]. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Etched study for wing of altarpiece made for Royal Chapel, Windsor. Title and other information from Beall. American prints in the Library of Congress : a catalog of the collection / compiled by Karen F. Beall.... More

Horatio Gates to Unknown, July 30, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Martin Armstrong, November 16, 1780

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Sketch of the northern frontiers of Georgia, extending from the mouth ...

Scale ca. 1:110,000. Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north toward the upper right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1570 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. In... More

Plan de la position de l'armée françoise autour de Newport et du mouil...

Scale ca. 1:7,250. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Includes index to fortifications, French army camps, a... More

Plano del Puerto de la Mobila Situado en latd. No. de 30⁰ 10ʹ m. tomad...

Scale ca. 1:100,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Soundings shown in fathoms. Shows the entrance to Mobile Bay, with the peninsula of "Pta. de la Mobilla" and the "Ya. Delfina." On verso: No. 188. LC... More

Pto. Rico. Historic map, Library of Congress

Shows vicinity of San Juan including fort and harbor. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Watermarks: IV; and, fleur-de-lis over the characters VDL. Pen-and-ink; green and yel... More

Carte de de [sic] l'Isle St. Christophe,

Scale ca. 1:78,000. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. "Tom XV, in 4⁰, no. 11. Tome 15, in 8⁰, page 522." Appears in Jean François de La Harpe's Abrégé de l'histoire générale des voyages ... Atlas. 1780.... More

Plano del Pto. de Sn. José cituado en latd. S. 42 grs. y en longd. de ...

Prime meridian: Tenerife. Date based on author's other work. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Watermark: J. Kool and Strasburg fleur-de-lis. Pen-and-ink and yellow watercolor. Mounte... More

Horatio Gates to John Christian Senf, October 14, 1780

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By James Pattison, Esquire; Major-general of his Majesty's forces, com...

Not in Evans.; On verso: 1780, Jan. 24, P.R.O., C.O.5. 182. F. 529. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Col... More

John Magnall, September 22, 1780, Dover Cutter Loss

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Jos. de Montgolfier, chevalier de l'ordre de St. Michel, inventeur de ...

Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French balloonist, Joseph Montgolfier. Tissandier collection.

Bowles's new pocket map of the most inhabited part of New England; com...

Who'll carry him to his grave? ... ; A description of some of Cock-Rob...

Reference copy may be in LOT 4442. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Illus. in: Cock Robin's Death and Funeral (Boston, 1780), pp. 4-5. Caption card tracings: Shelf.

Virginia Militia, March 27, 1780, Report on State Garrison under Charl...

Report on State Garrison under Charles Porterfield

Paulus Emilius Irving to Thomas Jefferson, May 2, 1780

[Plan de la ville, du port, et de la rade de New-port et Rhode Island....

Scale ca. 1:26,000. Title from manuscript label on verso as originally mounted. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications, fields of fire, and position of French nav... More

Horatio Gates to John P. G. Muhlenberg, July 21, 1780

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On the dark day, May 19th, 1780. [Two columns of verse].

Not in Evans.; Verse. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 211, Folder 4.

General Putnam. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows Israel Putnam, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right and gesturing to the left with both arms, wearing military uniform and feathered cap with skull and crossbones over the words "or... More

Horatio Gates to Isaac Huger, October 1, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Jethro Sumner, September 4, 1780

Plan of the road from Elizabeth Town Point to Elizabeth Town : shewing...

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State of New-Hampshire. In Committee of Safety, Exeter. April 14th, 17...

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[Views from offshore of islands in the Bay of Fundy and the entrance t...

Prints show distant views of The Wolves, a cluster of islands off New Brunswick in the Bay of Fundy, Grand Manan Island, and the entrance to the Saint John River, with ships passing in the foreground. Illus. i... More

Mr. Blanchard, citoyen de Calais, pensionaire de S.M.T.C. et correspon...

Head-and-shoulders portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Tissandier collection.

A Tory medley [Pennsylvania 178-?].

Verse.; Not in Evans. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 147, Folder 14.

A vieu of Plymouth, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Amherst, Lieutenant General of the Ordnance, wearing military uniform, looking into a peepshow for a view of the progress of the war in America. As Jeffery looks, the showman says, "There you s... More

Westminster election 1780 / E--g inv., British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lord Lincoln standing on the right of St. Paul's portico, Charles James Fox standing in the center with Britannia and the British lion, and on the left, James Young, acting as proxy for Admiral Rodn... More

Horatio Gates to Peter Mallett, July 27, 1780

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Horatio Gates to Robert Rowan, September 10, 1780

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Horatio Gates to William Smallwood, October 23, 1780

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Den Engelsman op zyn uiterste l'Anglois a toute extremitez., British C...

Print shows the interior of a bedroom where an Englishman is vomiting over the left side of a bed into a bowl held by a Dutchman, two men are standing on the right side of the bed, one labeled "Dr B Franklin" a... More

Chidori no tamagawa, Shunman Kubo - Ukiyo e print

Print shows three women(?) watching plovers dive over the Tama River. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Mu tamagawa : S... More

Thomas Jefferson, October 1780, List of Military and Naval Questions

List of Military and Naval Questions