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Metadata
Title |
The Historiscope: A Panorama & History of America |
Object Number |
M.1992.003 |
Object Type |
Toy, Educational |
Artist/Creator |
Milton Bradley & Co. |
Date |
ca. 1868-1890 |
Place of Origin |
United States of America, Springfield, MA |
Description |
"The Historiscope: A Panorama & History of America" is a scrolling set of hand-colored lithographs set into a theatrical background made by Milton Bradley & Co., Springfield, Mass., ca. 1868-1890. The scroll of lithographs is wound around two vertical wooden dowels with metal handles, all of which is set into a cardboard box with an open back and decorated on the front with a printed theatrical backdrop with audience members on the sides. Twenty-four scenes are included, twelve of which relate to the American Revolution: 1. American Indians gathered in front of teepees dressed as bulls and bears 2. Christopher Columbus landing in the West Indies, 1492 3. Discovery of the Mississippi River by Hernando de Soto, 1541 4. Discovery of the Hudson River by Henry Hudson, 1609 5. Pocahontas saving John Smith at Jamestown, ca. 1608 6. Landing of the Pilgrims in Massachusetts, 1620 7. View of colonial New York City (then New Amsterdam), 1624 8. William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1683 9. Roger Williams with the Narragansett Indians, ca. 1637 10. A "palisaded" house to protect against Indians 11. A block house to protect against Indians 12. Joseph Wadsworth hiding the Connecticut charter in the Charter Oak, 1687 13. Boston Tea Party, 1773 14. Battles of Lexington and Concord, 1775 15. Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775 16. Bunker Hill monument, completed in 1842 17. George Washington on horseback 18. Siege of Quebec, 1775 19. Battle of Fort Moultrie (Sullivan's Island), South Carolina, 1776 20. State House in Philadelphia 21. George Washington and the American army at Valley Forge, 1777-1778 22. Israel Putnam at Horseneck, Connecticut, 1779 23. The arrest of Major John Andre near West Point, 1780 24. Cornwallis surrendering after the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, 1781 |
Materials |
Paper/Ink/Cardboard/Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
5 1/8" h x 8 1/8" w x 2 1/8" d |
Credit Line |
The Robert Charles Lawrence Fergusson Collection |