The American moose-deer, or Away to the River Ohio – Historic Reproduction
![The American moose-deer, or Away to the River Ohio, [England] : Sold by the Printsellers, Price 6d., plain 1s, colourd, [1754] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/87/876557dd3ad7-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The American moose-deer, or Away to the River Ohio comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The American moose-deer, or Away to the River Ohio
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The title pairs an "American moose-deer" with a dash toward the River Ohio, which points straight at the contested frontier where British and French claims collided. This London engraving, dated 1754, appeared as the Ohio Valley was becoming a flashpoint, and fighting between colonial forces and the French broke out that same year. Prints like it, sold plain or hand-colored at different prices, circulated among British buyers who followed colonial affairs closely. Its mocking caricature shows how metropolitan audiences viewed American ambitions on the eve of the French and Indian War.
| Created / published | [England] : Sold by the Printsellers, Price 6d., plain 1s, colourd, [1754] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1750-1750.Engravings 1750-1760. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from Stephens. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / prepared by Frederic George Stephens, v. 3, no. 3280 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,034 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109488 |
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