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Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 17541832, A Display of the United States of America, Engraving, sheet: 55.4 × 43.5 cm (21 13/16 × 17 1/8 in.), Library transfer, George Washington assumed office in April 1789, and in that year, Amos Doolittle made this engraving. Washingtons centrality to the image reflects the epochal proportions of Washingtons fame: the mere fact that Doolittle would reissue this print five more times over the next six years attests to the presidents tremendous popularity. The new nation is celebrated in this print, represented in a series of thirteen linked rings, picturing each states emblem, the size of its population, and how many representatives it has in the new republican government. At the crest of this ingenious design, Doolittle placed the federal governments emblem, the bald eagle. , Made in United States, American, 18th century, Works on Paper - Prints.

Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 17541832, A Display of the United States of America, Engraving, sheet: 55.4 × 43.5 cm (21 13/16 × 17 1/8 in.), Library transfer, George Washington assumed office in April 1789, and in that year, Amos Doolittle made this engraving. Washingtons centrality to the image reflects the epochal proportions of Washingtons fame: the mere fact that Doolittle would reissue this print five more times over the next six years attests to the presidents tremendous popularity. The new nation is celebrated in this print, represented in a series of thirteen linked rings, picturing each states emblem, the size of its population, and how many representatives it has in the new republican government. At the crest of this ingenious design, Doolittle placed the federal governments emblem, the bald eagle. , Made in United States, American, 18th century, Works on Paper - Prints.
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Artist: Amos Doolittle, American, 17541832, A Display of the United States of America, Engraving, sheet: 55.4 × 43.5 cm (21 13/16 × 17 1/8 in.), Library transfer, George Washington assumed office in April 1789, and in that year, Amos Doolittle made this engraving. Washingtons centrality to the image reflects the epochal proportions of Washingtons fame: the mere fact that Doolittle would reissue this print five more times over the next six years attests to the presidents tremendous popularity. The new nation is celebrated in this print, represented in a series of thirteen linked rings, picturing each states emblem, the size of its population, and how many representatives it has in the new republican government. At the crest of this ingenious design, Doolittle placed the federal governments emblem, the bald eagle. , Made in United States, American, 18th century, Works on Paper - Prints
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3931 x 4992 px | 56.1 MB
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33.3 x 42.3 cm | 13.1 x 16.6 in (300 dpi)