Debating the US Constitution, 1787George Washington presiding over the Constitutional Convention, 1787. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration
Franklin, Hamilton, and other delegates discussing the ConstitutionFranklin, Hamilton, and others discussing the framing of the US Constitution at a tea party in Philadelphia, 1787. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Western US after the Compromise of 1850Map showing the western US territories after the Compromise of 1850. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration
William Few of GeorgiaWilliam Few, Constitutional Convention delegate from Georgia. Digitally colored woodcut
Ratification resolution by the Constitutional Convention, 1787Resolution to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1787. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Constitutional Convention, 1787Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration
Roger Sherman of ConnecticutRoger Sherman, a signer of the Declaration, jurist, and senator. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustration
PREV2A-00052Title page of " The Federalist, " 1788, urging ratification of the new U.S. Constitution. Woodcut reproduction with a watercolor wash
Signatures of leaders of the Constitutional Convention, 1787Signatures of leading members of Constitutional Convention, 1787. Woodcut with a watercolor wash
PREV2A-00074Roger Sherman, full portrait, with his signature. Hand-colored 19th-century engraving reproduction of a painting