ILLUSTRATIONS
Reading edition
Typical of the Witchcraft Trials Frontispiece
Painting by Mattison, about 1854. The only conception of the witchcraft trials ever spread on canvas.—Courtesy of The Essex Institute.
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Witch-eclipse of the Moon 1
Salem Village (now Danvers Highlands) 14
The New England Witch 15
The 1692 Meetinghouse 17
The Present Church and Parsonage opp. 18
Governor Simon Bradstreet 21
The Mathers, Increase and Cotton opp. 22
The Witch Plat, or Place of Executions 29
The Witch Plat, showing “The Crevice” opp. 29
Warrant for Mrs. Howe’s Arrest opp. 31
Ipswich Farms 51
Location of Mrs. Howe’s Home 60
The Aaron Howe House 62
Descendants of James Howe, Sr. 64
The Howe Arms 66
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