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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.

Unknown Charleston, S.C. in 1780

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0057 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: New York Type: Engraving Date: Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; 28 x 17 cm. Order a Copy

2nd copy of GLC08878.0056

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