A color print of a group of men, some on horseback, on a grassy hill in front of a white, castle-like building flying an American flag.

Monterey, from Independence Hill, in the Rear of the Bishop's Palace. As it Appeared on 23d. September, 1846. (Looking East.)

Frederick J. Swinton (1821?-1910), Daniel Powers Whiting (1808-1892)

Date

1847
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Toned lithograph with applied watercolor
Contributors

Printed by G. & W. Endicott
Object Format

Portfolio
Dimensions

Image: 12 7/16 x 19 7/16 in.
Sheet: 18 15/16 x 24 1/16 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l.: D.P. WHITING DEL CAP. 7[TH]. INF.
l.c.: MONTEREY, from Independence Hill, in the rear of the Bishop's Palace. \ As it appeared on 23d Deptember, 1846. (Looking East.)
l.c. below title: Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by D.P. Whiting in the Clerks Office of the district Court of the Southern District of New York. \ LITH. & PRINTED IN COLORS BY G.& W. ENDICOTT, NEW YORK.
l.l descriptive key.: 1." Sierra Silla," (Saddle Mountain, about 7 Miles distant.) \ 2. Village of "Guadaloupe." \ 3. Citadel, (in possession of the Mexicans, firing upon Genl. Teylor's \ position of the eastern side of the City.) \ 4. Cathedral.
l.r descriptive key.: 5. Cemetery. \ 6. Genl. Arista's Palace and Garden. \ 7. Part of Federation Hill, (shewing the point occupied by Major Scott, \ with the 5th Infy. with one of the captured guns \ throwing shot into the Main Plaza.)
l.r. below key: (No. 4.)
Verso:
u.l. in graphite: TA 9-11
l.r. in gr
Credit Line

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

1974.2.5
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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