The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit, Vols. I-III

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1805

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Title: The New Universal Biographical Dictionary, and American Remembrancer of Departed Merit, Vols. I-III
Author: James Hardie (American, 1758–1826)
Engraver: John Scoles (American, active New York, 1793–1844)
Sitter: Frontispiece of George Washington (American, 1732–1799)
Publisher: Thomas Kirk (New York, NY) , New York
Sitter: Cadwallader Colden (American (born Scotland), 1688–1776 Long Island, New York)
Sitter: Benjamin Franklin (American, Boston 1706–1790 Philadelphia)
Sitter: Major General Nathanael Greene (American, 1742–1786)
Sitter: John Quincy Adams (American, Braintree, Massachusetts 1767–1848 Washington, D.C.)
Sitter: Joel Barlow (American, Redding, Connecticut 1754–1812 near Cracow, Poland)
Sitter: Thomas Jefferson (American, 1743–1826)
Sitter: James Madison (American, Conway, Virginia 1751–1836 Montpelier, Virginia)
Sitter: Dr. Samuel L. Mitchill (American, 1764–1831)
Sitter: William Moultrie (American, 1730–1805)
Sitter: William Penn (American (born England), 1644–1718)
Date: 1805
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 5 1/8 in. (21.5 x 13 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.1894(1-3)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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