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Constitution and Java, 2nd view – Historic Print

Constitution and Java, 2nd view, [ca. 1813] — historic drawing
Constitution and Java, 2nd view, [ca. 1813]. Historic drawing from the Sailing & Yachts 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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Step back in time with Constitution and Java, 2nd view, a historic drawing rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Constitution and Java, 2nd view

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This ink and wash drawing, the second of a pair of views, shows the American frigate Constitution during her engagement with the British frigate HMS Java. The fight took place off the coast of Brazil on December 29, 1812, early in the War of 1812, and ended with Java so badly damaged that the British burned her afterward. The drawing's date of about 1813 places it close to the event, when American newspapers and printmakers were eager to show the victory. Because the record lists it as part of the Marian S. Carson Collection and unprocessed, its artist and exact circumstances remain uncertain.

Created / published[ca. 1813]
Medium1 drawing : ink and wash.
GenreMarines (Visual works) 1810-1820.Ink drawings 1810-1820.
NotesMarian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress). Unprocessed in D 024
SubjectsConstitution (Frigate)--1810-1820. Warships--American--1810-1820. United States--History--War of 1812--Naval operations.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,682 × 3,782 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-220227

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