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Summary:

Pictures of the Revolutionary period between 1765 and 1790 represent the immediate record of a major event in world history. Mostly European products from England, France, and Germany, they reflect propagandistic tones and hasty inaccuracies, but they also give a feeling of vital immediacy and show how men saw the Revolution while it was happening. We find few prints made in America during those years because type, steel, lead, paper, presses, and skilled manpower became scarce during the war, and only the most heroic printers continued their productions on a smaller scale. -- Preface.

Table of Contents:

• Portraits
• Events
• Views
• Cartoons and Allegories
• Weapons, Implements, and Fortifications
• Appendix A: Books and Atlase4s Containing Contemporary Prints and Drawings
• Appendix B: Secondary Sources Cited in the Text
• Index of Titles
• Selective Subject Index
• Index of Artists
• Index of Publishers
• Index of Persons.

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress

Contributors:

Cresswell, Donald H.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

The American Revolution in drawings and prints: a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress [Library of Congress]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: American Revolution in drawings and prints [Library of Congress] (Washington; [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1975 — OCLC Number 631789134)

Subjects:

Library of Congress

United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783 — Pictorial works — Catalogs

American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783)

1775-1783

United States

Genres:

Illustrated works

History

Pictorial works

Catalogs

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 414-422) and indexes.

Physical Description:

xvii, 455 pages : illustrations ; 24 x 30 cm

Call Numbers:

LC 1.2:AM 3/9

SuDocs Numbers:

LC 1.2:Am 3/9

ISBNs:

0844401021
9780844401027

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

73017405

OCLC Numbers:

730766