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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07436 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1781 |
| Title | L'arrive Du Prince Quillaume [sic] Henry a Nouvelle York en Amerique |
| Date | ca. 1781 |
| Author | Leizel, Balth Frederic (ca. 1781) |
| Document Type | Artwork |
| Content Description | Print from "Collection Des Prospects." Handcolored "Vue d'Optique" depicting a ship at harbor, in billowing waves. A view of New York harbor (imaginary?), showing a ship arriving in a stormy sea, but said to be (per imprint) based on a painting by Richard Wright. It is supposed to show the third son of George III, Prince William Henry, visiting New York. Collateral to GLC04386, George Washington to Odgen, on a plan to kidnap the crown prince. |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs Art, Music, Theater, and Film |
| People | Leizel, Balth Frederic (ca. 1781) |
| Place written | Augsburg, Germany |
| Theme | The American Revolution; Foreign Affairs; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from George Washington to Matthias Ogden regarding a plan to capture Prince William Henry and Admiral Digby |