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Planographic prints

 Subject
Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
Scope Note: Prints made using a process in which the image is printed from a flat surface, such as a plate or stone. Includes: lithography, chromolithography, and offset lithography.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

U.S. Steam Frigate "Wabash", Flagship of Rear Admiral DuPont lithograph

 Collection
Accession: 1982-290
Abstract:

Samuel Francis du Pont (1803-1865) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and fought in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. At the start of the Civil War du Pont was appointed a senior member of the Commission of Conference to establish naval operations for the North. du Pont was put in charge of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron and broke his flag on the U.S.S. Wabash. This item is a hand-colored lithograph of the U.S.S. Wabash at sea.

Dates: circa 1861