1790

Sublime and beautiful reflections on the French revolution, or the man...

Print shows Edmund Burke sitting at a desk on a crescent moon, holding a quill pen, an open "pamphlet" and an inkwell are on the desk, broken chains hang from his wrists; a scene on the front of the desk, label... More

The doctor indulged with his favorite scene, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows cleric Dr. Richard Price, kneeling on a crown with a demon on his back, peering through a peep-hole into the royal bedroom at Versailles, watching ruffians destroy the Queen's bed and bedroom in s... More

Theatrical portraiture no. 4 - King Dick

Illustration shows an actor portraying Richard III in Shakespeare's Henry VI, part 2. Illus. in: The Attic miscellany or, characteristic mirror of men and things, vol. 1. London : Bently & Co., 1790. Caption: A... More

Excise inquisition erecting by English slaves under the scourge of the...

A British satire on an attempt by William Pitt and George Rose to transfer to excise law certain import duties; standing in opposition is Edward Thurlow. The central image shows Britannia, wrapped in a blanket ... More

Decret de l'assemblee national qui supprime les ordres religieux et re...

Print shows monks and nuns enjoying their new found liberty, some are loading possessions onto horses and wagons, some embrace, one couple kisses while another rides off together on horseback. Caption continue... More

[L'homme aux assignats] - A group of men standing next to each other

Print shows a man, possibly Armand-Gaston Camus, wearing a garment fashioned entirely from "assignats" (French paper money before the livre), several men (identified by number in the caption) are standing aroun... More

Assemblée des Capucins l'Assemblée des aristocrates, ou l'harmonica de...

Print shows a Capucin monk standing on a platform covered with money bags, ringing a bell, with a bird perched on his head, amid a collection of various jugs, jars, vases, pots (aristocratic dolts or blockheads... More

A lobby flesh-monger treating with a saleswoman for a prime piece, or ...

Print shows a man and a woman negotiating the fee for the services of a young woman standing to the right; they are outside the "New Tea Room" with entrance through an arch labeled "Designed by Avarice ... Exec... More

Eh bien, J-- F--, dira-tu encore vive la noblesse?

Print shows a man, possibly Joseph-François Foullon, on his hands and knees with a woman of the Third Estate, a sword at her side, riding on his back. de Vinck, 2950 Blum, 206 Forms part of: French Political C... More

Danse aristocrate Il ne sçait sur quel pied danser.

Print shows Abbé Maury walking a tightrope, attended by the devil disguised as a jester, as nobles encourage him from the left, and on the right, a man and woman, representing members of the Third Estate, attem... More

View of the court house in Salem Massachusettsachusetts / W. Gray, del...

Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. II, no. III, 1790 (March), frontispiece. Published... More

The night mare, British Cartoon Print

Cartoon shows a scantily clad woman asleep on a bed, a little man sitting on her chest pulling back her see-through covers, as one of her arms hangs to the floor near a chamber pot written on it... "Source of N... More

Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Willard, April 1, 1790

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Plano de Cartagena de Yndyas / - Public domain old map

Shows coast of Colombia in region of Cartagena. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Watermark: D. & C. Blauw. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Mounted on c... More

The Stag, or Red Deer - Public domain scenic engraving

Wood engraving by Thomas Bewick. Illus. in: A General History of Quadrupeds, printed at Newcastle upon Tyne, 1790. See LC Christmas card #717. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Captio... More

Thomas Jefferson to Robert Bruce and Peter Bruce, March 29, 1790

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Uzura hibari, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows a meadowlark and two quail among bushes on the ground. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka... More

Agostino Mitelli - [Study for an altar. Elevation]

Sotheby Parke Bernet auction catalog, New York, sale number 4330, lot 116: attributed to Agostino Mitelli. Date from information sheet provided by donor. Item conserved and/or rehoused. See Supplementary Mater... More

Thomas Jefferson to Henry Knox, November 24, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson, April 1, 1790, Estimate of Annual Expenses for Secre...

Estimate of Annual Expenses for Secretary of State

Allons plus de distinction ce malheur commun nous rend égaux

Print shows a member of the aristocracy and a member of the Third Estate embracing in a courtyard, they both wear the horns of cuckoldry which they consider a common misery among all classes; a woman leaning ov... More

Thomas Jefferson to William Hunter, June 13, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson to John Coffin Jones, June 23, 1790

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[Two women standing on platform next to shield marked "America," "Euro...

Frontispiece in: Massachusetts magazine (1789-1796), v. 2.

Dorothy Elsworth to James Madison, August 31, 1790. Account.

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Philip Mazzei to James Madison, March 23, 1790. In Italian.

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Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, October 27, 1790

Frontispiece to Reflections on the French revolution, British Cartoon ...

Print shows Edmund Burke on bended knee as though proposing to a vision which appears before him of Marie Antoinette, while a cherub touches his head with a firebrand emitting the sparks of romance. Includes e... More

George Washington to John Hancock, July 1790

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Thomas Jefferson to Ferdinand Grand, 1790, Draft

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Thomas Jefferson to Duke la Rouchefoucauld, April 24, 1790

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Congress of the United States: at the second session, begun and held a...

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 214, Folder 14a.

Thomas Jefferson to Nathaniel Barrett, August 11, 1790

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Mimizuku uso. Book illustration from Library of Congress

Print shows a horned owl and two bulfinches perched on branches in a tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chido... More

Report of the Secretary of the Treasury to the House of Representative...

Title page - no illus. No reference copy. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Congress, US Early; Credit; US Hist. 1790; RBD; Shelf.

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, July 31, 1790, List of Appointm...

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W. Su[q.?] Cr., Bradford Co. - Public domain old map

Covers lands of the William Bingham estate surveyed by John Adlum in northeastern Tioga County and northwestern Bradford County (Pa.). Shows lots, boundaries, numbers, and dimensions. Title from label affixed o... More

[Marquis de Brantco (Vanclure), who was involved in a balloon ascensio...

"Son tableau est fidel et vrai comme lui" printed below portrait. Tissandier collection.

Kashidori fukurō, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Print shows an owl and a jay perched on branches in a tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka awase.... More

Thomas Jefferson to John Bondfield, August 31, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, June 1790, United States Conduc...

United States Conduct in War between Spain and Great Britain

James Madison. Notes, Customs Duties. 1790. James Madison Papers.

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Alexander Hamilton , May 10, 1790. "Abstract of duties which have accr...

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Tsubakura kiji, print by Utamaro Kitagawa

Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. From the series: Momo chidori kyōka awase. Format: full color illustrated Kyōkabon. Forms part of: Jap... More

[A man engaged in metalwork, appears to be melting statues to reuse th...

Title and date devised by Library staff; other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Fake attributed to Katsushika Hokusai. Forms part of: Japanese prints... More

View of the falls of Niagara / del. 1790 ; engrav'd by S. Hill.

Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational entertainment. Boston, Mass. : Isaiah Thomas and Ebenezer T. Andrews, vol. II, no. VII, 1790 (July), opp. p. 387. Stauffer, 1... More

Laurent Guyot - J.X. Bureaux-Pusy / Trexel, del. ; Guyot, sc.

Half-length portrait of Jean Xavier Bureaux de Pusy. Tissandier collection.

The cutter cut up, or, the monster at full length, British Cartoon Pri...

Philip Thicknesse standing with a rope (merit) round his neck, nude except for short breeches. His person is covered with defamatory inscriptions. His chest is cut open, revealing organs labeled cowardice, crue... More

Thomas Jefferson, March 20, 1790, Extract of Letter from a Gentleman i...

Extract of Letter from a Gentleman in London to his Friend in New York

Thomas Jefferson to Robert Leslie, June 27, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson, July 1, 1790, Estimate for Expenses

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Menagerie nationale - A drawing of a group of people standing in front...

Print shows a harlequin standing on a makeshift stage with three cages on it containing members of the clergy and the nobility, and flying a banner "Collection d'Animaux Feroces et Traitres". The first cage is ... More

Thomas Jefferson to Uriah Forrest, June 13, 1790

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Title page, with no illus., of Benjamin Rush, An enquiry into the effe...

Illus. in: Benjamin Rush, An enquiry into the effects of spiritous liquors, Philadelphia, T. Bradford, 1790, title page. No file print. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card ... More

Alexander Hamilton, June 1790, Note on Weights and Measures

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Jefferson, Venango & Armstrong. Historic map, Library of Congress

Covers lands of the William Bingham estate surveyed by John Adlum in Jefferson, Venango, and Armstrong Counties (Pa.). Shows land ownership, lots, boundaries, numbers, and dimensions. Title on label affixed to ... More

Thomas Jefferson to William Brown, June 13, 1790

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Mary Jefferson to Thomas Randolph, October 1790

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Thomas Jefferson to Francis Kinloch, November 26, 1790

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Jing ban tian wen quan tu /, Qingdao China

Scale not given. Shows two hemispheres, the territory, administrative divisions, and topographical features of the Qing Empire. Wood block print, hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Based on map of China dr... More

By His Excellency Arthur Fenner, Esq; governor, captain-general, and c...

Positive Photostat.; Evans 22844.; Proclamation.; Imprint 3.; On verso, copy 2: {stamp} Copied from the orginial in The Rhode Island Historical Society; Ac. 5689; On verso, copy 3 and copy 4: {stamp} Gift He... More

Thomas Jefferson to Unknown, August 8, 1790, Incomplete

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[Cucumber or squash and eggplant] - Ukiyo e print

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View of the colleges at Cambridge, Massachusetts / delineated & engrav...

Print shows several buildings on the Harvard College campus, (l. to r.) Holden Chapel, Hollis Hall, Harvard Hall, and Massachusetts Hall.

Thomas Jefferson to John Woodard, December 1, 1790

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Le pied de néz - dedié aux aristocrates

Print shows two angels, one standing on a globe and holding a sword, the other, as Fame, soaring above at right, holds a laurel crown and blows a horn; in the foreground, blown over by the force of the angels, ... More

In Council, January 21, 1790. Gentlemen. A list of the pensions, who a...

Imprint 2.; Not in Evans.; On recto, copy 2: 7 50 cents. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed E... More

Thomas Jefferson to George Washington, August 29, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson, July 21, 1790, List of Consulates Still Vacant

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[One-point perspective sketches of structure, road, and trees, with sh...

Four sketches. Church interior elevation and section with galleries and vaulted ceiling on verso. M.I.T. no. A-d-12. Drawing not signed; attribution based on handwriting and drawing style. From the Massachusett... More

Plano del Río de Guazacualcos cituado en la costa del S. del seno mexi...

Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Watermark: IV. Pen-and-ink. Mounted on cloth backing. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 572 Available also through the Libr... More

Thomas Jefferson to John Garland, June 11, 1790

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Rembrandt van Rijn - Samson threatening his father-in-law

Restrike from unidentified artist of Rembrandt's original work. In portfolio: Recueil de quatre-vingt-cinq estampes originales, têtes, paysages et différences sujets, dessinés et gravées de Rembrandt ... Paris ... More

Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau, né à Dijon le 4 janvier 1737 / Dess. et ...

Head-and-shoulders profile portrait of French scientist Louis Bernard Guyton-Morveau. Tissandier collection.

Extracts from "Remarks addressed to the electors of the State of New Y...

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 112, Folder 27.

Theatrical portraiture no. 6 - Public domain book illustration

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To the voters of Maryland. On Monday next, you are to elect six repres...

Campaign.; 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 28, Folder 29.

"Extract from the Commission of Army Accounts to the Commissioner of A...

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French National Assembly, August 3, 1790, Notes on Finance

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Mrs. Sage, the first English female aerial traveller, who ascended wit...

Half-length portrait of the first English woman to ride in a balloon.

Thomas Jefferson to George Wythe, June 13, 1790

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I'll tell you what! That "such things are" we must allow, but such thi...

Print shows playwright Elizabeth Inchbald writing "puffs" at a table with a bottle of gin and the writings of Aristotle, Rochester, and Congreve as a dog defecates on a paper on the floor. The title refers to t... More

Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Lewis, June 13, 1790

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McKean Co. Historic map, Library of Congress

Thomas Jefferson, 1790, Notes on Dutch Distilled Spirits

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Thomas Jefferson to Count Diodati, April 3, 1790

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Thomas Jefferson, 1790-1801, Estimate of Duties and Taxes

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Venango Co. Historic map, Library of Congress

Covers lands of the William Bingham estate surveyed by John Adlum. Shows lots, boundaries, numbers, and dimensions. Title on label affixed to verso: Venango. From the William Bingham estate maps. Pen-and-ink an... More

Plano de la costa osidental del Río del Sinú hasta Ysla Fuerte y Punta...

Shows coast of Gulf of Morrosquillo between Sinú River and Fuerte Island. Also shows routes of expeditions. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Watermark: Strasburg fleur-de-li... More

[Site of the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., in relation to pre...

Shows boundaries and names of original landholdings. Indicates "Approximate position of L. of C.--located by a later survey." "Traced from a map in 'Potomac Flats Case,' vol. VI." Lead pencil. Available also th... More

John Bull, baited by the dogs of excise

A British satire on efforts by William Pitt, George Rose, and some members of Parliament to impose new "Excise" duties on tobacco (cf. Tobacco Excise Bill). The additional tax burden on British citizens is impl... More

Baptism of Edward I / M. Brown Jr.

Drawing of an infant, perhaps an angel on the recto. Sketch of an elderly man with cane on verso. (DLC/PP-1997:105) Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Noah's Ark improved, or an attempt to land in the teeth of the wind, B...

A British satire on Charles Stanhope's Toleration Bill of 1789 which was an attempt to remove the yoke of religious obligations on persons seeking public office (cf. Test and Corporation Acts). Despite the fact... More

Armand T. H. de Mirosmenial, September 6, 1790, in French

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Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, October 29, 1790

Thomas Jefferson to Mercy Otis Warren, November 25, 1790

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...An act authorizing the secretary of the Treasury to finish the ligh...

Caption title: at head of title: Congress of the United States: at the second session, begun and held at the City of New-York, on Monday, the fourth of January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety.; Signed:Fr... More

Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., May 9, 1790

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George Washington to Thomas Jefferson, July 26, 1790, Consular Convent...

Consular Convention with France containing Memorial and Resolution

Thomas Jefferson to Charles Bellini, June 13, 1790

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