Clipper Ship "Great Republic."

James E. Buttersworth (1817-1894)

Date

1853
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by Nathaniel Currier

Published by Lauchlan McKay
Dimensions

Image: 16 5/8 x 24 1/8 in.
Sheet: 20 3/16 x 26 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: PAINTED BY J.F.[sic] BUTTERWORTH[sic]. \ LENGTH ON DECK.................325 FEET. \ BREADTH OF BEAM.................53 FEET.
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1853, by L. M[c].Kay, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y \ To Donald M[c].Kay Esq. builder of the Leviathan \ CLIPPER SHIP 'GREAT REPUBLIC.' \ This print is respectfully dedicated.
l.r.: LITH. BY N. CURRIER N.Y. \ DEPTH OF HOLD.............39 FEET. \ TONNAGE PER REGISTER......4,500.
Credit Line

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

1970.194
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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