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Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Landing of Roger Williams.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0006 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: 1867 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 17.5 cm, Width: 27 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "Landing of Roger Williams" dated 1867. Depicts the landing of Roger Williams in Rhode Island in 1636. Native American Indians greet him. From a painting by Alonzo Chappel. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co.

Williams, Roger, 1603-1683
Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

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