Hand-colored lithograph of the beach near Vera Cruz. A long line of pack mules is being led along the beach by two ot three people. In the background the city is seen and ships are harbored along the coast's shore. Frame: 1 1/2 in. gilt.
seascapes
prints (visual works)
hand coloring
lithography
paper (fiber product)
beaches
cities
figure- and animal-derived motifs
mules (mammals)
Picture
Cityscape
Unidentified Paper
Lithography
Hand Colored
Beach
Mule
City
Cityscape
Printed beneath print: ""Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of NY. 152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce NY.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Currier, Nathaniel (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
12.75 x 16.875 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.681
New York state (United States)
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