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Freedom, peace, plenty, all in vain advance ...
Summary
Print shows Britannia carrying a staff topped with a liberty cap and followed by attendants from a temple in the background on the right, advancing over weapons and a shield decorated with fleur-de-lis and a paper labeled "Treaty of Alliance with France"; in the background on the left are American soldiers engaged in battle. Includes eight lines of verse.
Tags
Date
01/01/1780
Location
Old England, 17.99358, -77.46606
Source
Library of Congress
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