File:The Scotch butchery, Boston, 1775 - 19506008921.jpg
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English: Local accession number: 11_03_000052
Title: The Scotch butchery, Boston, 1775 Genre: Political cartoons; Engravings; Prints Publisher: Published according to Act of Parlmt, [London] Date issued: 1775 Physical description: 1 print : engraving, color ; 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. Summary/Abstract: Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, 'Deputies' to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment of (Highland) Foot (Fraser's)), ready to proceed with the 'Scotch butchery' of Boston. On the left are British soldiers who drop their weapons in horror at the sight of the Highlanders. In the background, British, flying the ensign of a thistle (which also appears growing in the center foreground), bombard the city of Boston, Massachusetts. Includes legend to persons and events identified by number. General notes: Title from item.; Summary from: Library of Congress Print & Photographs Collection. Subjects: Politics & government; Government officials; Soldiers; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792; Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793; Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805 Collection: Americana Collection Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department Rights: No known copyright restrictions. |
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