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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--1776.) [Habermann, Francois X.; engraver.] Representation du Feu Terrible a Nouvelle Yorck. Hand-colored etching, 12 1/4 x 16 3/4 inches; 1 1/2-inch closed tear in caption area, reinforced on all edges. Augsburg, Germany, circa 1778
A fictitious vue d'optique depiction of the massive fire in British-held Manhattan on the night of 20 September 1776. British troops are beating suspected arsonists; several slaves (clad only in loincloths) carry pillaged trunks out of the burning buildings. The colorist of this example has depicted the British soldiers (and most of the townsmen) in green. The caption text is presented in parallel German and French. See Cresswell 268 for another printing.
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