Engraving
- Title:
- A Display of the United States of America
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 1972.523
- Creator:
- Doolittle, Amos
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- New Haven, CT
- Date:
- 1796
- Description:
- Hand-colored engraving, A Display of the United States of America, by Amos Doolittle (1754-1832), 1796. Ink and watercolor on paper. Profile, bust-length portrait of Washington at center, facing left; Washington is in military uniform with a blue coat and gold epaulets; hair tied back in queue. He is surrounded by central circle and fourteen interlocking circles painted green or yellow. Circles are the seals of the United States and the 13 colonies with population information and numbers of senators and representatives from a given state on each seal. Text between borders of center circle, surrounding Washington: "GEORGE WASHINGTON President of the UNITED STATES of AMERICA. The Protector of his COUNTRY, and the Supporter of the right of MANKIND." Smaller circles, starting at top, from right to left: "ARMS of the UNITED STATES / TOTAL of INHABITANTS 3,919,023", "NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 SENATORS 4 REPRESENTATIVES / 141,885 INHABITANTS", "MASSACHUSETTS 2 SENAT. 15 REPR. / 378,785 INHABITANTS.", [inside MA circle] "Main[e] 96,540 Inhabitants", "RHODE ISLAND 2 SENAT 2 REPR. / 68,825 INHABITANTS.", "CONNETICUT 2 SENAT. 7 REPR. / 237,946 INHABITANTS.", "NEW YORK 2 SENAT. 11 REPR. / 340,120 INHABITANTS.", "NEW JERSEY 2 SENAT 5 REPR. / 184,139 INHABITANTS.", "PENNSYLVANIA 2 SENAT. 14 REPR. / 434, 373 INHABITANTS.", "DELAWARE 2 SENAT. 1 REPR. / 59,094 INHABITANTS.", "MARYLAND 2 SENAT. 9 REPR. / 319, 728 INHABITANTS.", "VIRGINIA 2 SENAT. 23 REPR. / 747,610 INHABITANTS."., "NORTH CAROLINA 2 SENAT. 11 REPR. / 393,751 INHABITANTS.", "SOUTH CAROLINA 2 SENAT. 6 REPR. / 240,000 INHABITANTS.", "GEORGIA 2 SENAT. 2 REPR. / 82,548 INHABITANTS." Inscription upper left, surrounded by circle and flourishes: "The / UNITED STATES / - were first declard - / Free and Independent / July 4th [superscript 'th'] 1776". Inscription upper right, surrounded by circle and flourishes: "The Present / CONSTITUTION / - was formed by the - / Grand Convention / held at Philadelphia Sept.[superscript 't'] 17th [superscript 'th'] / 1787". Lower left, shield with nothing engraved on face; inscription above: "S.W. Territory / 30,000 Inhabitants / N.W. Territory / 5,000 Inhabitants". Shield with cow and sheaves of wheat on face; inscription above: "VERMONT / 85,000 Inhabitants / 2 Senat. 2 Repr." Inscription lower left corner, surrounded by circle and flourishes: " The number of Inhabitants in the / several States according to the returns / made to the Secretary of State in / the year 1791". Inscription lower right corner, surrounded by circle and flourishes: " The number of Senators and Represent / atives is what they Constitution alloweth / each State at Congress." Horizontal border line in lower half of print. Below title: "A DISPLAY of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA [line] / To the Partons of Arts and Sciences, in all parts of the World this Plate / is most respectfully Dedicated by the most obedient humble Servant / Amos Doolittle New Haven Mar.h [superscript 'h'] 1st. [superscript 'st'] 1796 / Printed and Sold by A. Doolittle New Haven where Engraving & Rolling Press Printing is preformed". Modern gold and silver frame with wide green mat, glazed.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-20 W-16.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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