Hieroglyphicks of the natural man : cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? Luke XIII, ver. 7 / J. Bakewell invt ; Carington Bowles excudit.

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J. Bakewell
active 18th century
Hieroglyphicks of the natural man : cut it down, why cumbereth it the ground? Luke XIII, ver. 7 / J. Bakewell invt ; Carington Bowles excudit.
London : Printed for ca.rington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London, Publish'd as the Act directs, 1 Jany 1771 Jan 1, 1771
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London : Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, No. 69 in St Pauls Church Yard, London, Publish'd as the Act directs, 1 Jany. 1771 Jan. 1, 1771.
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Library's copy partially trimmed within plate mark on top.

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Large tree with the serpent sitting on top of the trunk, apples hanging from branches with various types of sin printed on them; the devil is watering the tree with a watering can; a skeleton holds an axe ready to cut down the tree; an angel flies away; the sky is labeled "wrath" with lightening bolts.

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