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Monterey, from Independence Hill, in the Rear of the Bishop's Palace. As it Appeared on 23d. September, 1846. (Looking East.)
Object Details
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Date
1847
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
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Contributors
Printed by G. & W. Endicott
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Object Format
Portfolio
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Dimensions
Image: 12 7/16 x 19 7/16 in.
Sheet: 18 15/16 x 24 1/16 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
l.l.: D.P. WHITING DEL CAP. 7[TH]. INF.
l.c.: MONTEREY, from Independence Hill, in the rear of the Bishop's Palace. \ As it appeared on 23d Deptember, 1846. (Looking East.)
l.c. below title: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by D.P. Whiting in the Clerks Office of the district Court of the Southern District of New York. \ LITH. & PRINTED IN COLORS BY G.& W. ENDICOTT, NEW YORK.
l.l descriptive key.: 1." Sierra Silla," (Saddle Mountain, about 7 Miles distant.) \ 2. Village of "Guadaloupe." \ 3. Citadel, (in possession of the Mexicans, firing upon Genl. Teylor's \ position of the eastern side of the City.) \ 4. Cathedral.
l.r descriptive key.: 5. Cemetery. \ 6. Genl. Arista's Palace and Garden. \ 7. Part of Federation Hill, (shewing the point occupied by Major Scott, \ with the 5th Infy. with one of the captured guns \ throwing shot into the Main Plaza.)
l.r. below key: (No. 4.)
Verso:
u.l. in graphite: TA 9-11
l.r. in gr
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1974.2.5
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
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