Battle of Manila ... May Morning with Dewey. PI 1st May 1898 Manila Bay

by Spanish-American War

$1,500 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

Lithographed view on silk of the Battle of Manila Bay with a large oval portrait of Commodore George Dewey at the upper left, within a hand-drawn American flag border stitched to the view. 21-1/2 x 21-1/2 inches. Framed and glazed. Item #329579 The first major engagement of the Spanish–American War, the battle was one of the most decisive naval battles in history and marked the end of the Spanish colonial period in Philippine history. On

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