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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. HABERMANN, Francois Xavier (1721-1796). Die Anlandung Der Englischen Trouppen Zu Neu Yorck./ Debarquement Des Troupes Engloises A Nouvelle Yorck. Engraved vue d'optique. 
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[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. HABERMANN, Francois Xavier (1721-1796). Die Anlandung Der Englischen Trouppen Zu Neu Yorck./ Debarquement Des Troupes Engloises A Nouvelle Yorck. Engraved vue d'optique. 

Etching vue d'optique with hand-coloring, [1778?], image 15 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (visible sheet 16 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.), brown spotting/staining, matted and framed to 21 1/8 x 16 3/4 in.

Printed in Augsburg for European audiences the title, in English [The Landing of English Troops in New York], is printed in both German and French. A vue d'optique was designed to provide the illusion of depth when viewed with a zograscope.

The British captured Manhattan and the New York area in August 1776 and was occupied until 22 November 1783 when Washington and Governor Clinton led troops into the city. 

Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana, and Historical Documents
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