The Capture of the City of Tabasco, by the U.S. Naval Expedition, Afloat and on Shore, Under Comore. M. C. Perry.

Henry Walke (1808 or 1809-1896)

Date

1848
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Published by Sarony & Major
Dimensions

Image: 15 3/8 x 21 7/8 in.
Sheet: 22 1/2 x 29 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.c.: NAVAL PORTFOLIO NAVAL SCENES IN THE MEXICAN WAR BY H. WALKE LIEUT U.S. NAVY (N[o]. 7.)
l.l.: Lith. of Sarony & Major.
l.c.: Entered according to Act Congress in the year 1848 by Sarony & Major in the Clerks Office of the district Court of the southern district of N.York. /
THE CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF TABASCO, BY THE U.S. NAVAL EXPEDITION, AFLOAT AND ON SHORE, UNDER COM[ORE]. M.C. PERRY./
l.c. below title: and the destruction of the Fort, Mounting three long 26 pounders, with other heavy guns, by the U.S. Steamers Scorpion, Com[er]. \ Bigelow. \ Steamer Spitfire, Lieut. Com[ing]. S. S. Lee and Schooner Bonita, Lieut. Com[ing]. Berrian, June 15[th]. 1847. \ Published by Sarony & Major 117 Fulton St. N. York.
l.r.: Designed and Drawn on Stone by H. Walke, Lieut. of U.S.N. New York.
l.r. in graphite: 7 of 8 109-18
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1976.33.7
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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