"Vice-President Van Cortlandt with the members of the convention appeared in front of the court-house, and the secretary, Robert Benson mounted upon a barrel, read the immortal document to the assembled multitude"
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Title
"Vice-President Van Cortlandt with the members of the convention appeared in front of the court-house, and the secretary, Robert Benson mounted upon a barrel, read the immortal document to the assembled multitude"
Collection
Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1777
Names
Meeder & Chubb (Wood-engraver)
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888 (Artist)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1877 - 1896
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1777
Subjects
Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814
United States -- 1777
Audiences -- New York (State) -- Kingston -- 1777
Constitutions -- New York (State) -- 1777
Public speaking -- New York (State) -- Kingston -- 1777
Benson, Robert
Genres
Notes
Source Note: History of the city of New York : its origin, rise and progress. (New York : Barnes, 1877-1896) Lamb, Martha J. (Martha Joanna) (1829-1893), Author.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 20 cm. (5 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613337
Barcode: 33333159311980
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 89c1d8d0-c530-012f-d03b-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1877
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Vice-President Van Cortlandt with the members of the convention appeared in front of the court-house, and the secretary, Robert Benson mounted upon a barrel, read the immortal document to the assembled multitude"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1877 - 1896. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89c1d8d0-c530-012f-d03b-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1877 - 1896). "Vice-President Van Cortlandt with the members of the convention appeared in front of the court-house, and the secretary, Robert Benson mounted upon a barrel, read the immortal document to the assembled multitude" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89c1d8d0-c530-012f-d03b-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. ""Vice-President Van Cortlandt with the members of the convention appeared in front of the court-house, and the secretary, Robert Benson mounted upon a barrel, read the immortal document to the assembled multitude"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/89c1d8d0-c530-012f-d03b-58d385a7bc34
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