The Island of Lobos. Rendezvous of the U.S. Army under General Scott, Previous to the Attack on Vera Cruz, February 9th. 1847.

Charles Crillon Barton (1783?-1851)

Date

1847
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Drawn on Stone by Henry Dacre

Published by Peter S. Duval
Dimensions

Image: 16 x 25 in.
Sheet: 18 5/8 x 27 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: On Stone by H.Dacre. \ 1. Transport with Troops. 2. Transp[t]. with \ Troops. 3. Transp[t]. with Troops.
l.c.: THE ISLAND OF LOBOS. \ Rendezvous of the U.S.Army under General Scott, \ previous to the Attack on Vera Cruz, February 9[th] 1847. \ Drawn on the spot \ by Lieut. C.C. Barton U.S.Navy. \ Published by P.S. Duval, N[o]. 7 Bank Alley, \ Philadelphia. \ Enteered according to act of Congress in the year 1847, by \ P.S.Duval, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District \ of Pennsylv[a]. \ [descriptive key]
l.c. l.l.: Boat Book Draft \ of the \ Island of Lobos \ Gulf of \ MEXICO. \ [in circle] [Map of Lobos] LOBOS. \ Is about one mile round, and a quarter of \ a mile wide. Covered with Gum and \ Lime Trees, and hugged up on the Southern \ side by pretty creeping Vines and wild- \ Gourds. The Reefs abound with all \ sorts of beautifu Cod and a species of Porgee \ being \ prominent. \ C C.Barton.
l.r.: P.S.Duval, Lith. Philad[a]. \ 4, Transport with Troops. 5 S[t]. Marys.
Verso:
u.r. in graphite: 1061N \ RXX
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1981.62
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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