The yacht Meteor" of New York: leaving Sandy Hook Augst. 16th. 1869 bound to Europe" – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The yacht Meteor" of New York: leaving Sandy Hook Augst. 16th. 1869 bound to Europe" comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The yacht Meteor" of New York: leaving Sandy Hook Augst. 16th. 1869 bound to Europe"
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Leaving Sandy Hook on August 16, 1869, the schooner yacht Meteor of New York is shown setting out on a crossing to Europe. Sandy Hook, at the tip of the New Jersey shore, was the last land many outbound ships passed before reaching the open Atlantic, so a departure scene there suggests the start of a long voyage. The New York firm Currier & Ives issued this color chromolithograph, drawn by Charles R. Parsons and Lyman W. Atwater. It reflects the growing postwar interest in yachting as a display of American shipbuilding and seamanship.
| Created / published | New York : Published by Currier & Ives, c1869. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1860-1870. |
| Notes | Artist: Charles R. Parsons and Lyman W. Atwater. Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 7361 |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,192 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-175584 |
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