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The U. States Steamers, Scorpion, Spitfire, Vixen and Scourge; with 40 Barges in Tow, Crossing the Bar at the Mouth of Tabasco River, (Mexico.)
Object Details
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Date
1848
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Object Type
Prints
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Medium
Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
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Contributors
Published by Sarony & Major
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Dimensions
Image: 15 3/16 x 22 in.
Sheet: 19 3/8 x 25 7/8 in. -
Inscriptions
Recto:
u.c.: NAVAL PORTFOLIO. \ NAVAL SCENES IN THE MEXICAN WAR. BY H. WALKE LIEUT \ U.S. NAVY. \ N[o]. 3.
l.c.: THE U. STATES STEAMERS, SCORPION, SPITFIRE, VIXEN AND SCOURGE; WITH 40 \ BARGES IN TOW, CROSSING THE BAR AT THE MOUTH OF TOBASCO RIVER, (MEXICO.)
l.l.: Lith of Sarony & Major.
l.c.: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by Sarony & Major \ in the Clerks office of the district Court of the Southern district of N. York.
l.c. below title: COM[ORE]. PERRY IN COMMAND. SUPPORTED BY THE COMMANDS, OF \ CAPTAINS. J. MAYO. S L BREEZE, F FORREST. COMMANDERS W[M]. J.M. M[c]CLUNEY. A \ BIGELOW. F. BUCHANAN. HA. ADAMS. A.S. MACKENZIE. G A. MAGRUDER. C.J.VAN \ BRUNT. LIEU[TS]. COMMANDING S.S. LEE. S. LOCKWOOD AND J.M. BERRIEN. JUNE \ 14[th]. 1847.
l.c.: Published by Sarony & Major. 117 Fulton St. New York.
l.r.: Designed and Drawn on Stone by H. Walke L[t]. U.S.N.
l.r. in graphite: WEW \ $350.graphite: \ WEW \ c 350.--
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Credit Line
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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Accession Number
1974.52
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Copyright
Public domain
Additional details
Location: Off view
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