Original watercolour of the USS North Carolina, a ship of the line, off the mountainous coast of Guanabara Bay at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

by Henry Walke, attributed

$12,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A striking watercolour of the USS North Carolina attributed to Henry A. Walke, showing the great American sailing warship standing offshore beneath towering coastal peaks of the Sugarloaf Mountain at the entrance of Guanabara Bay at Rio de Janeiro. The ship is presented broadside under extensive sail and flying a U.S. ensign at the stern. Its scale and form are those of a major Naval vessel of the period, with two clear rows of gun ports along the hull and a substantial stern

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