Join, or Die" snake cartoon with colony initials – Historic Reproduction
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Join, or Die" snake cartoon with colony initials, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A conversation-starting piece for home, office, or as a meaningful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Join, or Die" snake cartoon with colony initials
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Few colonial images carried as much weight as this segmented snake, its body cut into pieces, each marked with a colony's initial. Benjamin Franklin published the woodcut in the *Pennsylvania Gazette* in May 1754, as delegates met at Albany to discuss joint defense during the French and Indian War and disagreed over how to cooperate. The message was blunt: divided, the parts could not survive. Patriots revived the design during the Stamp Act protests of 1765 and again in 1774 and 1775, when the call for unity had become a question of resistance to Britain.
| Original scan | 4,561 × 3,156 px · prints to 15 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
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