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c 1781 Rare Engraving SAMUEL ADAMS, First Delegate to Congress for Massachusetts

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c 1781 Rare Engraving SAMUEL ADAMS, First Delegate to Congress for Massachusetts
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American Revolution
The Hon’ble Samuel Adams Engraving by J. Norman
c. 1781 Revolutionary War Period Copper-Plate Engraving titled, “The Hon’ble. SAMUEL ADAMS Esqr. - First Delegate to Congress for Massachusetts” engraved by “J. Norman, Sc.”, Choice Very Fine.
This excellent original Revolutionary War Period Engraving features a large central oval portrait of Samuel Adams above illustrations of a Snake at right, facing a Balance (Justice) hanging within a (Liberty) tree. The printed image is a bit lightly inked and has a printed name along the lower margin identifying the engraver as “J. Norman,” this being printed for “An Impartial History of the Present War in America...”. This finely detailed portrait is printed on a heavy period paper sheet measuring 7” x 4.75” from that publication having trace remnants along the right edge, not affecting or anywhere near the image. A very rare and historic Revolutionary War print of “The Hon’ble Samuel Adams” that is nice for display.