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U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns

Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier American
Napoleon Sarony American, born Canada

1843

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A marine print. A three-masted ship faces right with an American flag flying off the stern. The New York City skyline is visible behind the ship; Castle Garden at left.

U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns, Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York), Hand-colored lithograph — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns

Lithographer: Lithographed and published by Nathaniel Currier (American, Roxbury, Massachusetts 1813–1888 New York)

Artist: Napoleon Sarony (American (born Canada), Quebec 1821–1896 New York)

Date: 1843

Medium: Hand-colored lithograph

Dimensions: image: 9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (23.2 x 33.4 cm)
sheet: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.5 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954

Accession Number: 54.90.794

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The United States and Canada, 1800-1900 A.D.

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