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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815) The Honble Saml Barrington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.32.19 Author/Creator: Copley, John Singleton (1738-1815) Place Written: London, England Type: Print Date: 1 October 1800 Pagination: 1 engraving : b&w ; 22.4 x 13.1 cm. Order a Copy

An engraving of Samuel Barrington, famed British Admiral.

Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815

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