Boston Tea Party Collection

BOSTON: TAVERN, 1773. The Green Dragon Tavern in Bostons North End, where the Boston Tea Party was planned. Watercolor by John Johnson, 16 December 1773, the day of the Tea Party

Liberty Triumphant, or the Downfall of Oppression, 1773 (engraving)
AQS331983 Liberty Triumphant, or the Downfall of Oppression, 1773 (engraving) by American School, (18th century); 23.2x33.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

The Tea in Boston Harbour (engraving)
8632410 The Tea in Boston Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tea in Boston Harbour)

Americans throwing the cargoes of the tea ships into the river, at Boston
2630651 Americans throwing the cargoes of the tea ships into the river, at Boston, from History of the North Americas, pub

USA, Massachusetts, Boston, Boston Tea Party Museum, Fort Point Channel, dusk

The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, c1850
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, c1850

Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbour, America
3784421 Boston Tea Party, Boston Harbour, America; (add.info.: Men dressed as Native American Indians throw tea chests into Boston Harbour, America, 1773)

The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho)
1078591 The Bostonians in Distress, 1774 (colour litho) by English School, (18th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: London, Printed for R. Sayer & J)

The Boston Tea Party, 1773 (chromolitho)
3620613 The Boston Tea Party, 1773 (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boston Tea Party, 1773)

Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773 (engraving)
3626326 Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of the tea, Boston Tea Party, 1773)

Un Episode De La Guerre De L Independance (engraving)
2789126 Un Episode De La Guerre De L Independance (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Episode De La Guerre De L Independance)

Boston Tea-Party, 1773 (engraving)
2780765 Boston Tea-Party, 1773 (engraving) by Opper, Frederick Burr (1857-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boston Tea-Party, 1773)

The Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor (engraving)
727885 The Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Destruction of Tea in Boston Harbor)

Old building at Boston where the Tea-Plot is supposed to have been hatched (engraving)
654858 Old building at Boston where the Tea-Plot is supposed to have been hatched (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The "Boston Boys"throwing the Taxed Tea into Boston Harbour (engraving)
654620 The " Boston Boys" throwing the Taxed Tea into Boston Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A new method of macaroni making, as practiced in Boston, c. 1836 (litho)
AQS332041 A new method of macaroni making, as practiced in Boston, c.1836 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 33.6x25.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Destruction of the Tea Cargoes in Boston Harbour, 1773 (engraving)
670987 Destruction of the Tea Cargoes in Boston Harbour, 1773 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction of the Tea Cargoes in Boston Harbour, 1773)

Boston boys disguised as Indians throwing the tea chests into the harbour (coloured engraving)
981818 Boston boys disguised as Indians throwing the tea chests into the harbour (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Boston Tea Party - Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor, December 16, 1773
3273306 The Boston Tea Party A- Destruction of the Tea in Boston Harbor, December 16, 1773, from Ballous Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion pub

The Boston Tea Party, 1898 (chromolithograph)
2622154 The Boston Tea Party, 1898 (chromolithograph) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of American patriots dressed as indians)

Raid on the Tea-Ships in Boston Harbour (engraving)
671544 Raid on the Tea-Ships in Boston Harbour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Raid on the Tea-Ships in Boston Harbour)

To the Commissioners Appointed by the East-India Company, for the Sale of Tea, in America
695950 To the Commissioners Appointed by the East-India Company, for the Sale of Tea, in America, signed Scaevola, 1773 (litho) by American School

The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor, pub, 1846 (hand-coloured engraving)
2646258 The destruction of tea at Boston Harbor, pub, 1846 (hand-coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boston Tea Party)

The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring & Feathering, pub. 1774 (engraving)
2655349 The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man, or Tarring & Feathering, pub. 1774 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Boston Tea Party, c. 1860s (hand-coloured engraving)
1202045 Boston Tea Party, c.1860s (hand-coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage illustration of the Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773)

The people of Boston throwing the tea overboard (coloured engraving)
981817 The people of Boston throwing the tea overboard (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The people of Boston throwing the tea overboard)

The Bostonians Paying the Excise-Man, or Tarring & Feathering, October 31, 1774

English Ships of War at Boston (Where The Tea-Party Took Place) In 1768, c1930. View of the harbour in Boston, Massachusetts

Old South Church, Boston, USA, c1900. Creator: Unknown
Old South Church, Boston, USA, c1900. The Old South Meeting House, built in 1729, and known as the organisng point for the Boston Tea Party on 16 December 1773

The Bostonians in Distress, 1774
The Bostonians in Distress, pub. London, 19 November, 1774 (mezzotint)

Facsimile of the proclamation about the tea ship, 1773 (c1880). In May 1773 the British government passed the Tea Act. Designed to protect the East India Company

The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773, (1872). The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston

American broadside with verses about the Boston Tea Party, c1773
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. American broadside with verses about the Boston Tea Party, c1773

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
TARRING & FEATHERING, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773. Lithograph, 1846, by Nathaniel Currier
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. Boston Tea Party, December 16, 1773. Lithograph, 1846, by Nathaniel Currier

THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. The earliest known American depiction of the event. Color engraving, 1789

Boston Tea Party looter ridiculed
Sons of Liberty penalize a tea looter after Boston Tea Party by nailing his coat to a post, 1773. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Samuel Adams 1722-1803. American Revolutionary Leader And Organizer Of The Boston Tea Party.From Painting By Alonzo Chappel

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring & Feathering. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. Destruction of the tea in Boston Harbor, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe
BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Bostonians Paying the Excise Man, or Tarring and Feathering. English mezzotint satire attributed to Philip Dawe, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

BOSTON TEA PARTY, 1773. The Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. Wood engraving, 19th century

TARRING & FEATHERING, 1774. A New Method of Macarony Making, as Practiced at Boston. American edition of an English mezzotint satire, 1774, on the treatment given to John Malcom

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Colonials destroy British cargo of tea in Boston harbor, December 16, 1773, known as the Boston Tea Party. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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"Revolution Brewing: The Birth of American Independence at the Green Dragon Tavern in Boston, 1773" Step into history as we journey back to December 16, 1773, a pivotal day that forever changed the course of American independence. In the heart of Boston's North End stood the iconic Green Dragon Tavern, where a clandestine meeting took place - the birthplace of rebellion and defiance against British oppression. With watercolor brushstrokes by John Johnson capturing this historic moment, imagine yourself amidst a group of passionate patriots plotting their next move. Their goal? To protest against unjust taxation policies imposed by Britain on its American colonies. In an engraving titled "Liberty Triumphant, " witness the downfall of oppression as Americans take matters into their own hands during what would become known as the Boston Tea Party. Picture brave souls defiantly throwing cargoes from tea ships into the river, symbolizing their refusal to accept tyranny any longer. Fast forward to present-day dusk at Fort Point Channel's Boston Tea Party Museum - an immersive experience that transports visitors back in time. Feel your heart swell with pride as you stand on hallowed ground where liberty was fought for and won. Samuel Adams, one of America's founding fathers and fierce advocate for independence, comes alive through illustrations from Cassells History of the United States published by. . His unwavering spirit embodied those who risked everything for freedom. The lithograph "The Bostonians Paying the Exciseman" vividly depicts acts of resistance such as tarring and feathering - powerful symbols representing defiance against British authority. Witness firsthand how ordinary citizens transformed themselves into heroes willing to endure any hardship for liberty's sake. As you explore further through colorful chromolithographs like "The Destruction of Tea, " immerse yourself in every detail depicting this audacious act that sparked a revolution. Experience firsthand how these events unfolded and understand why they remain etched in our collective memory. "The Boston Tea Party, 1773".