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Britannia seated on a throne attends to the complaints of injured Americans. Engraving by J. June after L. Boitard, 1755.

Britannia, holding the staff and cap of Liberty, addresses Mars and Neptune as representatives of Britons as they cut through a map of North America. Engraving by L. Boitard, 1755.

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Britannia seated on a throne attends to the complaints of injured Americans. Engraving by J. June after L. Boitard, 1755.

Britannia, holding the staff and cap of Liberty, addresses Mars and Neptune as representatives of Britons as they cut through a map of North America. Engraving by L. Boitard, 1755.