The deplorable state of America or sc--h government

The deplorable state of America or sc--h government

Item Information

Title:
The deplorable state of America or sc--h government
Description:
Britannia opens Pandora's Box (the Stamp Act) while Liberty is repressed by a thistle representing Lord Bute, or "Scotch Government."
Date:
[1765]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Engravings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
American related cartoons, BM 3547 - BM 5283 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Politics & government
Pandora's box
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Indians of North America
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765)
Places:
England
Extent:
1 print : engraving ; 8 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w788r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[London]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
References: British Museum number 4119.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Accession #:
11_03_000013