U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns

U. S. Ship North Carolina, 102 Guns

Nathaniel Currier

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Proof. A marine print. A three-masted ship faces left with an American flag flying off the stern. The New York City skyline is visible behind the ship; Castle Garden at right. Unlike many Currier prints, this lithograph has not been hand-colored.


Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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