Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven
Title
Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven
Abstract
Kaleidoscope of views, nicely rendered.
Date
1861
Transcription
Recto: "Evansport // Ship Point // Timber Branch Creek // Possom's Nose // Cock Pit Point // Freestone Point // Mathias Point // The White House // Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven // Yankee flagship." In lower left corner, barely legible: "[Signed] A. Lumley // Get the...Yankee..."
Verso: "Principal places on the Potomac River where the Rebels are supposed to be creating Batteries - pointed out to me by Commodore Craven // [Signed] Lumley." Small sketch of a battle scene, boxed; sketches of horses, one with a rider; nice caricature of a man with a walking stick.
Condition
Loss of paper at upper right corner and upper margin; staining along left margin; rips along center folds.
Medium
graphite and grey wash on wove paper
Dimensions
14 x 9 in.
Genre
Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870
Coordinates
37.4315734, -78.6568942
Source
Original drawing location: CW-AL-VA-1861a (Box 4.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4544
Ref. Number
(Becker)CW-AL-VA-1861a