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Atlantic Publishing and Engraving Company (New York, N.Y.) Engraving of John Jay III

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0331 Author/Creator: Atlantic Publishing and Engraving Company (New York, N.Y.) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1850 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One undated engraving of John Jay III. Bust portrait of Jay.

Jay, John, 1817-1894
Atlantic Publishing and Engraving Company (New York, N.Y.)

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