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Lithograph engraving on machine made paper. Scene of invading tropical harbor with seven ships, three of them with their masts out. The third ship from the left is flying a French flag. People stand along the harbor and watch. In the lower right corner is a woman standing next to canoe. Two palm trees are in the center foreground next to a small, square brick well.
lithographic engravings (prints)
paper (fiber product)
Engraving
"Danae / Uranie / Reme Blanche / Tombeau d Pomare II / Dublin / Boussole / Le Baleinier l'Elisabeth / Pavillon du Protectorat / Consulat Britannique. / Dessme et Lith par LeBreton / Imp par Lemercie / Rade y Port de Tape Stil / Arrivee au mouillage du C. Amiral Dupetit Thouars" (printed)
Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),
P316
FA070
Unknown
20 8/16 x 25 x 13/16 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation
2006.44.739
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