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Wed, Feb 10, 2021 10:00PM EST
Lot 266

N. Currier, Ship Pennsylvania, hand colored lithograph

Estimate: $100 - $300

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Currier and Ives, U. S. Ship of the Line Pennsylvania. 140 Guns. : Tonnage 3,000 - Length from Figurehead to Stern gallery 247 ft. Extreme breadth 85 ft. - Height from bottom of the Keel to top of rail amidships 54 ft. - Total height line to main truck 239 ft. - Draught of water 25 ft. : 404. Lithograph handcolored, 1846. Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, 2 Spruce St., N.Y. Small folio - image size 8 5/8 x 12 13/16" (21.9 x 32.5 cm). Currier & Ives Prints. An Illustrated Checklist. By Frederick Conningham #6334. The Pennsylvania was the largest sailing U.S. warship of its time. It was authorized in 1816 and launched in 1837. The vessel was burned on April 20th, 1861 in the harbor of Norfolk, Virginia to prevent it from falling into Confederate hands.
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