Image: US-GreatSeal-Reverse-Lossing1856
Description: Apparently original version of the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, drawn by Benson J. Lossing for an 1856 Harper's Magazine article. This version has influenced most depictions of the reverse made since, including the current official version from the Department of State.
Title: US-GreatSeal-Reverse-Lossing1856
Credit: Extracted from PDF version of Commemorating the Seal poster, part of a State Department exhibition on the Great Seal. Direct PDF URL [1] (33MB) Scanned from The Eagle and the Shield by Patterson and Dougall Originally printed in The New Harper's Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 74, July 1856, page 184, article Great Seal of the United States by Benson J. Lossing
Author: Benson John Lossing
Permission: The U.S. Diplomacy Center exhibition page states All materials in this exhibition are in the public domain and can be reproduced without permission. Citation of this source is appreciated.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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