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The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major. – Antique Print

The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major., N.Y. : published by Sarony & Major, c1848. — antique lithograph
The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major., N.Y. : published by Sarony & Major, c1848.. Antique lithograph from the Sailing & Yachts collection.

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A window into the past: The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major., preserved in this antique lithograph. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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The U.S. naval expedition under Com..ore M.C. Perry, ascending the Tuspan River ; destroying the forts, and taking possesion [sic] of the port of Tuspan [...] / painted by H. Walke L.U.S.N. ; drawn on ston [sic] by J. Vollmering ; lith. of Sarony & Major.

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Perry's expedition up the Tuxpan River, a Gulf of Mexico port, is the subject here, shown as naval forces destroyed the riverside forts and took control of the town in 1847 during the Mexican War. The scene was painted by Henry Walke, a U.S. Navy lieutenant who recorded naval action from the war, and drawn on stone by J. Vollmering. Sarony & Major of New York published it around 1848 as part of its Naval Portfolio No. 2, one of several series that brought the war at sea to a popular audience. The print is a useful record of how American naval operations along Mexico's coast were presented to the public.

Created / publishedN.Y. : published by Sarony & Major, c1848.
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
GenreLithographs Color 1840-1850.
NotesCopyright by Sarony & Major. Naval Portfolio No. 2. Naval scenes in the Mexican War by H. Walke Lt. U.S. Navy.
SubjectsPerry, Matthew Calbraith,--1794-1858--Military service. Mexican War, 1846-1848--Naval operations--Mexico. Campaigns & battles--Mexico--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,696 × 3,806 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219812

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