The naval expedition under Com..re Perry, assending [sic] the Tabasco River at the Devils Bend--June, 15th 1847 / lith. of Sarony & Major ; designed & drawn on stone by H. Walke Lt. U.S.N. – Vintage Print
![The naval expedition under Com..re Perry, assending [sic] the Tabasco River at the Devils Bend--June, 15th 1847 / lith. of Sarony & Major ; designed & drawn on stone by H. Walke Lt. U.S.N., N.Y. : published by Sarony & Major, c1848. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a8/a8182d0aed36-L.webp)
(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 The naval expedition under Com..re Perry, assending [sic] the Tabasco River at the Devils Bend--June, 15th 1847 / lith. of Sarony & Major ; designed & drawn on stone by H. Walke Lt. U.S.N., an antique lithograph 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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The naval expedition under Com..re Perry, assending [sic] the Tabasco River at the Devils Bend--June, 15th 1847 / lith. of Sarony & Major ; designed & drawn on stone by H. Walke Lt. U.S.N.
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Henry Walke, a naval officer who drew this scene himself, shows Commodore Matthew C. Perry's squadron working its way up the Tabasco River at Devil's Bend in June 1847. Perry relied on shallow-draft steam vessels that could handle rivers too shallow for the Navy's larger warships, which makes the scene a fitting example of the steamboat's role in the Mexican War. Sarony & Major published the lithograph in New York around 1848 as part of a series titled *Naval Scenes in the Mexican War*, and it remains a useful record of how the Navy pushed inland by river.
| Created / published | N.Y. : published by Sarony & Major, c1848. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1840-1850. |
| Notes | Copyright by Sarony & Major. Naval Portfolio. Naval scenes in the Mexican War by H. Walke Lieut. U.S. Navy (No. 5). |
| Subjects | Perry, Matthew Calbraith,--1794-1858--Military service. Mexican War, 1846-1848--Naval operations--Mexico. Campaigns & battles--Mexico--1840-1850. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,701 × 3,797 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219811 |
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