Sailing ships in the harbor watch over American troops camped in tents on the island
Description:
Title from caption below image., Below main image, and dividing title in half, is a small inset map of the island with title "Boat book draft of the island of Lobos, Gulf of Mexico.", "On stone by H. Dacre.", and "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1847, by P.S. Duval ..."
Publisher:
Published by P.S. Duval, no. 7 Bank Alley
Subject (Geographic):
Mexico and Veracruz-Llave (State)
Subject (Topic):
Islands, Military camps, Mexican War, 1846-1848, and Campaigns
BEIN ZZc50 851ke copy 1: Imperfect: volume water damaged. Plates bound interleaved with text., BEIN ZZc50 851ke copy 2: Imperfect: plates water damaged. Text bound separately with paper cover with title The War Between the United States and Mexico Illustrated. Plates loose., BEIN 2023 Folio 2: Plates bound in at end., and Some plates with printer statement "Imp. Lemercier r. de Seine 57 Paris."
Publisher:
Published by D. Appleton & Company, George S. Appleton, and Plon Brothers, Printers, No. 36, Rue Vaugirard
A view of Havana harbor, with the HMS Orford at anchor, centre, other warships lying heads to sea; cannon and provisions being manhandled ashore. The beach is filled with troops and tents
Alternative Title:
Perspective view of landing the cannon, bombs, provisions, and water, for the army, June 30th between 6 and 7, in the evening ...
Description:
Title engraved below image., Engraved after a painting by Serres based on a drawing made on the spot by Philip Orsbridge, whose name is engraved here "P.O.R. Sbridge"., Plate also issued with eleven other plates and four pages of text as part of: Britannia's triumph in the year 1762 : being a series of capital prints representing the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army employed in the attack and conquest of the Havannah, under the brave Admiral Pocock, Lord Albemarle, etc., etc. ... London : J. Bowles, 1766., and "Plate 7"--Lower right corner.
Publisher:
J. Bowles?
Subject (Geographic):
Cuba. and Havana (Cuba)
Subject (Name):
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Subject (Topic):
History, Seven Years' War, 1756-1763, Campaigns, Harbors, Naval warfare, Warships, and British