The U. States Steamers, Scorpion, Spitfire, Vixen and Scourge; With 40 Barges in Tow, Crossing the Bar at the Mouth of Tobasco River, (Mexico).

Henry Walke (1808 or 1809-1896)

Date

1848
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Dimensions

Image: 15 5/16 x 22 1/16 in.
Sheet: 22 5/8 x 30 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
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.)
u.c.: NAVAL PORTFOLIO. \ NAVAL SCENES IN THE MEXICAN WAR. BY H. WALKE LIEUT \ U.S. NAVY. \ N[o]. 3.
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. \ Published by Sarony & Major. 117 Fulton St. New York.
l.r. Designed and Drawn on Stone by H. Walke L[t]. U.S.N.
in graphite: 3 \ of 8 109 - 18
Credit Line

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

1976.33.3
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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