Self-portrait of Alexander Anderson at age 81

Alexander Anderson ( April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). There are 254 days remaining. Events 753 BC - Romulus founds Rome ( traditional). 43 BC - Mark Antony is defeated in battle by consul Hirtius in the Battle of Mutina. 1792 - Tiradentes, a revolutionary who... 21 April Events February 9 - American Revolutionary War: British Parliament declares Massachusetts in rebellion March 23 - American Revolutionary War: Patrick Henry delivers his speech - give me liberty or give me death in Williamsburg, Virginia. April 14 - American Revolutionary War: Massachusetts Governor Gage is secretly ordered by the British to enforce the Coercive... 1775 - 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 6 - The inauguration of the Musikverein ( Vienna). January 10 - John D. Rockefeller incorporates Standard Oil January 15 - A political cartoon for the first time symbolizes the United States Democratic Party with a donkey (A... 1870) was an The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... American For the vector-based drawing program from Adobe Systems, see Adobe Illustrator. An illustrator is a graphic artist that specializes in enhancing written text by providing a graphic representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicated concepts or objects that... illustrator. He is one of the earliest American Wood engraving is, simply, the art of engraving, using the medium of wood. This was the earliest type of engraving. The original method was developed c. 1400. The outlines of the design to be engraved would put down on a side of smooth-grained wood, and, usually with a knife... wood-engravers. He produced works for books, periodicals, and newspapers.

External link

• The works of Alexander Anderson (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/dgexplore.cfm?topic=arts&collection=AmericasFirstIllustr&col_id=221) at the NYPL Digital Gallery