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A bronze outdoor historical plaque, in Fayetteville, Ark, honouring and summarizing the escape of enslaved man Nelson Hackett from Arkansas to Canada, his recapture, extradition, and the international political consequences of the case.

Lloyd's official Missouri map drawn and engraved for the Land Office Department based on real surveys

A detailed black-and-white bird’s-eye lithograph of a large plantation property, including agricultural fields, orchards, livestock pastures, several buildings, carriages, and fences.

Portrait of John Anderson

A portrait of John Anderson in Victorian formal dress

A picture of Harper Twelvetrees at the time

Webster-Ashburton Treaty Ratification, 9 August 1842

A plaque commemorating the Webster-Ashburton Treaty at the old State Department building in Washington, D.C. where the signing took place.

Gary and Pia sitting by the lake

This local Quebec landscape blends detail with atmosphere. Its inclusion underscores how Duncanson documented the regions he travelled through as he built a transnational artistic identity.