File:1770 PoliticalElectricity.jpg

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TITLE: Political electricity; or, an historical & prophetical print in the year 1770 / Bute and Wilkes invent. ; Veridicus & Junius fect.

SUMMARY: Print shows a variety of scenes relating to the politics and government of England and how their actions at home and abroad may result in the loss of the American colonies; scene numbered 24 depicts Boston, Massachusetts, as a European city and shows the industriousness of the Americans. MEDIUM: 1 print : etching and engraving. CREATED/PUBLISHED: [1770]

SUBJECTS: Politics & government--England--1770. Government officials--England--1770. Scales--1770. Manners & customs--England--1770. Industrial productivity--Massachusetts--Boston--1770. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

FORMAT: Cartoons (Commentary) British 1770. Intaglio prints British 1770.

REPOSITORY: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
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Source Yale University. http://orbis.library.yale.edu
Author Bute and Wilkes invent. ; Veridicus & Junius fect.
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