Sir Roger Curtis / drawn from the life by Miller & engraved by Birrell...
Sir Roger Curtis, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing uniform; in framed medallion on pedestal. Illus. in: History of war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending ... More
General Green, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows General Nathanael Greene, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, in oval above nameplate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and... More
Mr. De Vergennes, ministre des affaires etrangères sous Louis XVI / Bo...
Print shows Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right; in oval.
Gallant behavior of an English sailor in offering a sword to an unarme...
Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More
Ōmando ogie oiyo takeji - Public domain drawing
Print shows two women entertainers (geishas) getting dressed for a festival; tall paper lantern in the foreground on the right. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo prin... More
Katsukawa Shunchō - Hagi - Public domain drawing
Print shows three women in garden setting. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Shūkuawase shiki no hana : Flowers of th... More
Hanabi, print by Kiyonaga Torii - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a woman standing before two young women sitting on a bench. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. From the series: Onna fūzoku... More
November 28, 1785, Prince George, Bristol Parish, requesting permissio...
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Norton to James Madison, October 2, 1785.
Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.
Propositions respecting the coinage of gold, silver, and copper.
Report of the grand committee of the Continental Congress, read May 13, 1785; with the plan of Robert Morris, dated January 15, 1782, and Notes on the establishment of a money unit, and of a coinage for the Uni... More
October 27, 1785, Buckingham, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
James Madison to George Washington, December 9, 1785.
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Mr. Fitzherbert the British minister plenipotentiary, with Gravier de ...
Engraved for Raymond's history of England. Illus. in: A new, universal and impartial history of England ... to the spring of the year 1784 ... / by George Frederick Raymond, Esq.... London : Printed for J. Coo... More
Contract for bounty land sale or assignment
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Medaille 1785 - A silver coin with a woman sitting on a pedestal
Medal on the occasion of the 100. anniversary of the Edict of Potsdam.
Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More
[Prodigal son], British Cartoon Print
Print shows scene in a bordello where the Prince of Wales lounges on a sofa next to a large, bare-breasted woman, probably representing Charles James Fox. A second bare-breasted woman,lounges at the feet of the... More
November, 1785, Amelia, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Robert Hays to Benjamin Sheppard, December 3, 1785
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The orators journey, British Cartoon Print
Print showing Charles James Fox, Mrs. Siddons, and Edmund Burke on a galloping horse beside a milestone inscribed "1 mile to perdition." Mrs. Siddons, as Lady Macbeth, holds a dagger in her right hand and a bow... More
October 27, 1785, Nansemond, Against assessment bill.
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James Currie to Thomas Jefferson, August 5, 1785
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William Grayson to James Madison, August 21, 1785.
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Plano de la plaza y ciudad de Santo Domingo, capital de la isla Españo...
Scale ca. 1:6,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north toward the upper left. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1910 Available also through the Library of C... More
Kaart van het eiland Cuba. - Public domain old map
Scale ca. 1:3,200,000. Relief shown pictorially. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1785 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. From the author's Atlas, tot opheldering der... More
Sujet inconnu Gravé sur une Cornaline.
Print shows a woman and man engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. XII.
Vue des restes de quelques tombeaux antiques à Syracuse
Illus. in: Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage Pittoresque; ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile; vol. 4, 1785, plate 120. Reference copy may be in LOT 4614. This record contains unverified, ... More
Aéro-montgolfière - A hot air balloon with a man in it
Aéro-montgolfière, used by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and Pierre-Ange Romain on June 15, 1785Français : Aéro-montgolfière, utilisée par Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier et Pierre-Ange Romain le 15 juin 1785
Ravensburg Guckkastenbild Karmeliterkirche
Deutsch: Kupferstich mit der Abbildung der Karmeliterkirche und Karmeliterkloster in Ravensburg (heute: Evangelische Stadtkirche und Landgericht Ravensburg)
Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More
James Armstrong, May 7, 1785 - Public domain document scan
Public domain scan of Andrew Jackson's correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
James Madison to James Madison Sr., November 18, 1785.
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Thomas Jefferson to Charles, Marquis de Castries, August 3, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, July 24, 1785, Partially in Cipher, Us...
Partially in Cipher, Using Code Number 8; with Jefferson's Transcription of Coded Paragraph
Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 26, 1785, in Frenc...
in French; with Copy Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Lieutenant Moody - this officer during the American war distinguish'd ...
Print shows Lt. James Moody freeing a British soldier held prisoner by the Americans. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress ... More
December 9, 1785, Chesterfield, Against incorporation act and for sale...
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Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Jefferson, December 20, 1785
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November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.
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November 12, 1785, Prince Edward, Buffalo Church, in favor of Presbyte...
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
November 28, 1785, Dinwiddie, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
The United States of North America, with the British & Spanish territo...
Scale ca. 1:6,450,000. Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. Shows numerous boundary changes. Includes text. Includes historical notes and a color key. For a description of the second ... More
The Hibernian attempt. Book illustration from Library of Congress
Print shows George III sitting on a throne with Edward Thurlow and William Pitt standing next to him; he is wearing half a crown on his head, on the left, an African wearing a feathered headdress and holding a ... More
General Washington / William Angus sc., engraving, Library of Congress
Print shows George Washington, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing military uniform; framed medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. from: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and ... More
Thomas Jefferson, 1785, Summary of United States Public Debt
Summary of United States Public Debt
Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More
Abigail Smith Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 19, 1785
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Pierre Tourtille Sangrain, May 8, 1785, Contract for Street Lighting w...
Contract for Street Lighting with Whale Oil; in French
Elbridge Gerry to Thomas Jefferson, September 12, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
[Prodigal son], British Cartoon Print
Print shows scene in a bordello where the Prince of Wales lounges on a sofa next to a large, bare-breasted woman, probably representing Charles James Fox. A second bare-breasted woman,lounges at the feet of the... More
John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, October 2, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
William Temple Franklin to Thomas Jefferson, July 20, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
November 15, 1785, Frederick, Presbyterian Church, in favor of Presbyt...
Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
November 10, 1785, Pittsylvania, Against emancipation of slaves.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
November 28, 1785, Botetourt, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Edward Bancroft to Thomas Jefferson, November 18, 1785.
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[Arms of the British forces] - Public domain print
Print shows British arms with drum and flag as title page ornament. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : commencing in 1775 and ending in 1783 / John Andrews. London : J. Fi... More
Abiel Foster to Thomas Jefferson, March 26, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Reform and no reform, or the lovely pair's gentle fracas
Print shows "with the Head of Boreas", Lord North, standing to the left of a platform labeled "Reform Janus", and "with the Head of Reynard", Charles Fox, standing on the right; on the platform is a devil/human... More
Ciceron découvre le Tombeau d'Archimedes près des portes de Syracuse
Illus. in: Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non, Voyage Pittoresque; ou Description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile; vol. 4, 1785. Reference copy may be in LOT 4614. This record contains unverified, old data fr... More
Lord Hood - from a painting by West in the possession of Sir John Dick...
Print shows Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, wearing uniform, in oval on pedestal with name plate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Hollan... More
Lord Rodney, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows George Brydges Rodney, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right, wearing uniform; medallion on pedestal with nameplate. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France, Spain, and Holland : com... More
Reichsgrafenstands-Diplom Schenk von Stauffenberg 1785
Erhebung des Freiherrn Anton Schenk von Stauffenberg (1734–1803) in den Reichsgrafenstand durch Kaiser Leopold II., 1785 (dies betraf nur die inzwischen ausgestorbene Wilflinger Linie der Familie)
By the United States in Congress assembled. April 23, 1784 : Resolved,...
Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text. "May 20, 1785. An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": p. [2-4]. Signed on p. [4]: Done by the United St... More
Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 5, 1785, in French
in French Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Supplement a La magie blanche devoilee
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. "... Decremps wrote and published a series of books purportedly to expose all the tricks of [Giuseppe] Pinetti. The first book, La Magie Blanc... More
The grand committee, to whom was recommitted a report on the subject o...
Public domain scan of the book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Thomas Jefferson to Charles, Marquis de Castries, July 10, 1785, with ...
with Memorandum on John Paul Jones' Authorization to Collect Prizes of War; with Copy
November 12, 1785, Augusta, Rockbridge, In favor of Presbyterian Conve...
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
November 12, 1785, Miscellaneous, In favor of Presbyterian Convention ...
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Thomas Jefferson to Charles Gravier, Comte de Vergennes, August 15, 17...
Record of Correspondence Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
William Short to Thomas Jefferson, August 23, 1785, two same date; wit...
two same date; with Treaty Errata
Archibald Stuart to Thomas Jefferson, October 17, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
November 2, 1785, Culpeper, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Auguste et Livie Camee d'Apollonius de Sicyone.
Print shows a woman and man engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. III.
Caligula au milieu de deux jeunes gens, pendant que ses amis sont a ta...
Print shows men and women engaged in sexual intercourse. Illus. in: Hancarville, Pierre d'. Monumens de la vie privée des douze Césars ..., 1785, pl. XII.
Hanami, print by Kiyonaga Torii - Ukiyo e print
Print shows two women and a young female student or attendant at the Yoshiwara looking at cherry blossoms. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005... More
Vaux-Hall / drawn by T. Rowlandson ; aquatinto by F. Jukes ; engraved ...
Print showing large crowd gathered before a pavilion in Vauxhall Gardens where Mrs. Weichsel (Billington) is singing, in the lower left, Dr. Johnson is seated at a table, eating, facing front, with James Boswel... More
George the III / Reynolds del. ; Angus sculp.
Print shows King George III, full-length portrait, facing left, wearing ermine robe and powdered wig, left hand resting on shelf with orb, crown, and scepter. Illus. in: History of the war with America, France... More
Katsukawa Shunchō - Kaka no yūjo - Ukiyo e print
Print shows a courtesan with two young attendants standing beneath a cherry tree. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: Hashirae-ban... More
Michiyuki tamagawa no dan - Torii Kiyonaga
Print shows a man squatting next to a stream with a long piece of cloth in his hands, which he may be washing, and a woman standing next to him, also holding a long piece of cloth. They may be servants of the m... More
By the United States in Congress assembled. April 23, 1784 : Resolved,...
Title taken from caption title and opening lines of text. "May 20, 1785. An ordinance for ascertaining the mode of disposing of lands in the Western Territory": p. [2-4]. Signed on p. [4]: Done by the United St... More
The grand committee to whom was recommitted a report, on the subject o...
Read April 14, 1785. Cf. Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 921. Imprint from Evans. Ascribed to the press of John Dunlap in Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 29, p. 921 (#469), an attributi... More
Antoine-Felix Wuibert to Thomas Jefferson, December 26, 1785, in Frenc...
in French; with Copy Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The moment of imagination, British Cartoon Print
Edward Topham, a pen in his hand, has just kicked over his circular writing table in frenzied inspiration. He raises his clenched fist. An inkstand and fragments of paper inscribed Epilogue Mrs. W... [Wells] Ha... More
Mr. Blanchard accompagné de Mr. Gefferies est parti ... entre Calais e...
Print shows Jean Pierre Blanchard and John Jefferies arriving in Calais after crossing the English Channel in a hot air balloon. Landauer Collection of Aeronautical Prints and Drawings. Dollfus 40; Gibbs-Smith... More
William Carmichael to Thomas Jefferson, September 30, 1785
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Jean Pierre Blanchard / R. Livesay, pinxit ; J. Newton, sculpsit.
Half-length portrait of French balloonist, Jean-Pierre Blanchard. Text below elaborates on his career as an aeronaut: "The first aerial mariner, citizen of Calais & pensioner of the French King, born at Andely ... More
Adml. Kempenfelt, Head and Shoulders Portrait
Print shows Admiral Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782), head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, wearing uniform, in oval on pedestal with nameplate.
Plano de la ciudad y puerto de la Havana.
Scale ca. 1:12,500. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms. Oriented with north to the left. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1821 Available also through the Library of Congres... More
The vision, British Cartoon Print
Print shows a young man, possibly William Pitt, the younger, being visited by a ghost from the grave, possibly the elder William Pitt, who has come "to warn thee against thy impending fate - Beware of Prerogati... More
December 1, 1785, Henrico, Against assessment bill.
Picryl description: Public domain copy of a historic document - petition, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
John Adams to Thomas Jefferson, July 18, 1785, Partially in Cipher, Us...
Partially in Cipher, Using Code Number 8; with Jefferson's Transcription of Last Paragraph
Christian Senf John to Thomas Jefferson, November 1, 1785
Public domain scan of Thomas Jefferson correspondence, American history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Jean August Marie ChevalliT to James Madison, August 27, 1785.
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The moment of imagination, British Cartoon Print
Edward Topham, a pen in his hand, has just kicked over his circular writing table in frenzied inspiration. He raises his clenched fist. An inkstand and fragments of paper inscribed Epilogue Mrs. W... [Wells] Ha... More