Great Naval Expedition.

PrinterPrinted by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by E.B. & E.C. Kellogg American, 1840 - 1867

PublisherPublished by George Whiting American, 1820 - 1862

Date1861

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/2 x 13 3/16in. (21.6 x 33.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 x 16 3/4in. (33 x 42.5cm)

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Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA fleet of ships, nearly all with masts and rigging in addition to smokestacks, are in close formation in choppy water. Some ships have paddlewheels. At least two vessels fly American flags. Cannons protrude from the gunports of the large three-masted ship in the center. Jets of steam or water show where cannon balls are landing in the foreground. A building is visible on a low lying spit of land in the left background.

Object number1970.44.6

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "GREAT NAVAL EXPEDITION. / Bombardment and Capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard, commanding the Entrance to Port Royal Harbor and Beaufort, S.C. under Commodore S.F. Dupont, November 7th 1861. [leaf ornament]" Lithographed captions beneath image, "Seminole. Wabash. Susquehannah. Pawnee. Curlew." In pencil, lower right, "Drawer 26, #14."

On verso, in pencil, upper left, "73161" and accession number; lower right, "Consv CPC 1987 / Dwr 26."

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