COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
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JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
Collection
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Accession number:
32921
accession_number
32921
Accession number
false
Title:
A WARM PLACEHELL.
title
A WARM PLACEHELL.
Title
false
Place:
[Boston]
place
[Boston]
Place
false
Publisher:
Pubd. accord'g to Act by MDarley [i.e., Paul Revere]
publisher
Pubd. accord'g to Act by MDarley [i.e., Paul Revere]
Publisher
false
Date:
[1768]
date
[1768]
Date
false
Image technique:
Engraving
image_technique
Engraving
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
8.7 x 12.7 cm.
image_dimensions
8.7 x 12.7 cm.
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
On February 11, 1768, the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a "Circulatory Letter'"opposing various Acts of Parliament. Parliament ordered that the vote be rescinded. On June 30, 1768, the House voted again and 92 members voted not to rescind and 17 voted to rescind. The 17 "rescinders" are satirized in this print. Images include: Dr. John Calef with a calf's head; the Devil; Hell; Timothy Ruggles (an American loyalist).
narrative_description
On February 11, 1768, the Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a "Circulatory Letter'"opposing various Acts of Parliament. Parliament ordered that the vote be rescinded. On June 30, 1768, the House voted again and 92 members voted not to rescind and 17 voted to rescind. The 17 "rescinders" are satirized in this print. Images include: Dr. John Calef with a calf's head; the Devil; Hell; Timothy Ruggles (an American loyalist).
Narrative description
false
References:
Not in BM [?]. Brigham, Paul Revere, pp. 35,36 and plate 10.
references
Not in BM [?]. Brigham, Paul Revere, pp. 35,36 and plate 10.
References
false
Notes:
Includes poetry. Six-line verse, "On brave Rescinders!", by Doctor Church engraved below image.
notes
Includes poetry. Six-line verse, "On brave Rescinders!", by Doctor Church engraved below image.
Notes
false
Subject:
North American political scene. Tension between Britain and the American colonies.
subject
North American political scene. Tension between Britain and the American colonies.
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1768
normalized_date
1768
Normalized date
false