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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.)

Frederick J. Swinton (1821?-1910), Daniel Powers Whiting (1808-1892)

Object Details

  • Date

    1847

  • Object Type

    Prints

  • Medium

    Toned lithograph with applied watercolor

  • Contributors

    Printed by G. & W. Endicott

  • Object Format

    Portfolio

  • 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

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    1974.2.5

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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