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Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico – Vintage Wall Art

Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, [Charleston, S.C. : T.F. Gray and James, 1837] — antique lithograph
Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, [Charleston, S.C. : T.F. Gray and James, 1837]. Antique lithograph from the Florida collection.

(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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A window into the past: Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, preserved in this antique lithograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico

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Tampa Bay is the subject of this hand-colored lithograph, the fifth in a set of eight *Views of Florida* issued in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1837 by T.F. Gray and James. The print belongs to a series of images of the Second Seminole War, which began in 1835 when the Seminole resisted removal to western lands. Tampa Bay was a key military center in the conflict, and the army's forts and camps there supplied troops operating across the peninsula. The print reflects the wartime interest that Eastern publishers had in Florida's military frontier.

Created / published[Charleston, S.C. : T.F. Gray and James, 1837]
Medium1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
Genrein 1837.""
NotesNo. 5 in set of 8 Views of Florida." The State Library and Archives of Florida cites as "Lithographs of events in the Semonole War in Florida in 1835. Issued by T.F. Gray and James of Charleston
SubjectsSeminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842. Forts & fortifications--Florida--Tampa--1830-1840. Military life--Florida--Tampa--1830-1840.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,455 × 1,175 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-218325

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