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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05860 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1777 |
| Title | Die Anlandung der Englischen Troupen zu Neu Yorck [New York][in French & German] |
| Date | ca. 1777 |
| Author | Habermann, Francois Xavier (1721-1796) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Shows debarking British troops in a highly imaginative setting. Hand-colored engraving by Francois Xav. Habermann. Title in French and German. Full title: "Die Anlandung der Englischen Troupen zu Neu Yorck. = Desbarquesment des Troupes engloises [sic] a nouvelle Yorck" The French title at top center has been printed backwards, in the manner of a "Vue d'Optique." From the "Collection des Prospects" (LC-USZ62-45372). Part of a series of Vues d'Optique printed at Augsburg; other prints in the series include New Yorkers pulling down George III's statue (GLC 6952) and fire in New York (GLC 7754). Fowble, Two Centuries, 172. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Habermann, Francois Xavier (1721-1796) |
| Place written | Augsburg, Germany |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |