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Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Landing of Roger Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0906 Author/Creator: Chappel, Alonzo (1828-1887) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Engraving Date: circa 1860 Pagination: 1 print : b&w ; Order a Copy

One engraving of the Landing of Roger Williams dated circa 1860. Features a scene of Roger Williams steping of a row boat to great a tribe of Native Americans on shore. Based on the painting by Alonzo Chappel

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887
Williams, Roger, 1604-1683
Hall, C.R., fl. 1860

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