Four plates from 'The Naval Portfolio'

by Henry Walke

$24,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

1. The U.S. Steam Frigate Mississippi, Comre. M.C. Perry Naval Portfolio, No. 1 . New York: Sarony & Major, 1848. Tinted lithograph, captioned: Going out to the relief of the American Steamer Hunter & French Bark her prize and an American Pilot Boat wrecked on Green Island reef near Vera Cruize March 21st. 1847 . Sheet size: 20 5/8 x 26 3/4 inches. 2. The U. States Steamers Scorpion, Spitfire and Scourge with 40 Barges in Tow, crossing the Bar at the Mouth of Tobasco River Mexico

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