Early Sketch of the Great Seal of the United States

early sketch of the Great Seal of the United States, with bald eagle gripping arrows and an olive branch and banner reading 鈥淓 pluribus unum鈥 in beak
Photo By/Credit

National Archives

Date Shot/Created
Circa 1782
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Preliminary sketch created in 1782 of the Great Seal of the United States by Charles Thomson, the Secretary of Congress.
Species
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Subject tags
History