REPRINT 2007. Hardbound. cloth. Oblong Quarto. xvii, 455 p. illus. Washington; [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975. This annotated catalogue of prints and drawings from 1765-1790 gathers all the images to be found in the Library of Congress relating to the American Revolution. "Mr. Cresswell's painstaking compilation is multiplied in value by the decision of the Library of Congress to illustrate it on a generous scale. Both the compiler and the publisher deserve congratulations for creating a pictorial sourcebook of the American Revolution. At best, only a few other volumes can qualify for the same usefulness in opening before us, in pictures, a decisive chapter in our past." From the introduction. Over 900 images are reproduced. Includes indexes for Titles, subject, artists, persons, and publishers.
