The Day of Doom (1715) - Michael Wigglesworth’s Puritan Poem on Judgment and Eternity #1485366 (License: Personal Use)

This image shows the title page of the sixth edition (1715) of Michael Wigglesworth’s bestselling colonial-era poem, printed by John Allen for Benjamin Eliot in Boston. The text features elaborate typography, script annotations (“Sam’l Edwards”), and a decorative border, reflecting early American print craftsmanship and religious fervor. The work was one of the most widely circulated books in 17th-century New England, used both as devotional literature and moral instruction.

Used on historical literature, religious studies, or early American print culture web pages; serves users researching Puritan theology, colonial publishing, or literary history-often paired with digital archives or academic analyses.