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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 Taylor & his battles [large colored sheet, illustrated] [election-related?]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05952 Author/Creator: Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 Place Written: Cincinnati; New York Type: Broadside Date: 1847 Pagination: 1 sheet 76.2 x 58.5 cm Order a Copy

Hand-colored yellow, green, and red. Depicts Taylor in various battles from the War of 1812, Seminole Indian Wars and the Mexican War. Printed by Rufus Blanchard of Cincinnati and published by Ensign & Thayer, New York.

Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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