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Includes coats of arms of the thirteen states, and at top the eagle and shield from the Great Seal of the United States, all surrounding a portrait of Washington. The thirteen interlinked rings are taken from a design of Benjamin Franklin used on early U.S. currency (see en:Fugio Cent etc.).

Library of Congress description: Doolittle's 1788-89 engraving "A Display of the United States of America," which has a bust portrait of George Washington, encircled by the seals of thirteen states in the form of circular links in an unbroken chain, symbolic of the federal union.[1]

Amos Doolittle: English: A Display of the United States of America   (  )
Artist	Amos Doolittle  (1754–1832)     Description American engraver and caricaturist Date of birth/death 18 May 1754  30 January 1832  Location of birth/death Cheshire New Haven Work location New Haven  Authority file : Q4747853 VIAF: 62646617 ISNI: 0000000066883177 ULAN: 500027501 LCCN: n50026725 GND: 130119199 WorldCat artist QS:P170,Q4747853 (1754/1832)
Title	English: A Display of the United States of America
Date	1791 date QS:P571,+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	English: Engraving
Dimensions	English: w48.3 x h57.2 cm (sheet)
Collection	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston    Native name Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Location Houston, Texas, USA Coordinates 29° 43′ 32.5″ N, 95° 23′ 25.5″ W   Established 1924 Website www.mfah.org Authority file : Q1565911 VIAF: 154273837 ISNI: 0000000122973290 ULAN: 500300415 LCCN: n80120520 NLA: 36289678 WorldCat institution QS:P195,Q1565911
Source/Photographer	4gHQyXyU8bNHoA at Google Cultural Institute, zoom level maximum

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