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1884 Civil War Print - Burning of the USS Merimack at Gosport Navy Yard, 1861

$ 2.62

Availability: 84 in stock
  • SHIPS: CSS VIRGINIA
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Theme: Militaria
  • CSS VIRGINIA: CIVIL WAR
  • Condition: VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR 136 YEARS OLD..... CREAMY WHITE BORDERS...... SUPERB FOR FRAMING....PAPER DELICATE AND FRAGILE.. PRINT PAPER HAS DARKENED SOME FROM AGE...... ORIGINAL VERTICAL CENTER FOLD FROM THE BOOK.....MEASURES 22" X 15.5".....USE THE ZOOM AND GET A CLOSE VIEW
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  • SHIP: CIVIL WAR
  • IRONCLAD: CIVIL WAR
  • MERRIMACK: CIVIL WAR
  • USS MERRIMACK: CIVIL WAR
  • CIVIL WAR: MERRIMACK
  • CIVIL WAR SHIPS: MERRIMACK

    Description

    YOU ARE BIDDING ON  A LARGE DOUBLE PAGE 1884 CIVIL WAR PRINT ---     "BURNING OF THE GOSPORT NAVY YARD, NORFOLK, VA., APRIL 21, 1861".   THE USS MERRIMACK WAS ONE OF THE IMAGES ON THE PRINT (PER THE ARTICLE THAT ACCOMPANIED THIS PRINT) . USS MERRIMACK WAS BURNED AND SUNK, THEN RAISED  BY THE CONFEDERATES AND CONVERTED INTO THE IRONCLAD CSS VIRGINIA.
    PRINT FROM THE SKETCH OF A CIVIL WAR ARTIST .......
    **** GREAT GIFT .... MARVELOUS OLD PRINT FOR FRAMING  FOR THAT CIVIL WAR ENTHUSIAST
    OPPOSITE SIDE IS A CIVIL WAR PRINT AND PARTIAL ARTICLE
    ------ SEE MY OTHER MERRIMACK AND CSS VIRGINIA RELATED AUCTIONS
    ************ I DO COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTI PURCHASE OF PRINTS .... SAVE $
    MEASURES APPROXIMATELY       22" X  15.5"
    UTILIZE THE  ZOOM FEATURES TO GET A CLOSE LOOK.
    FROM THE RARE 1884 PUBLICATION "THE CIVIL WAR IN THE UNITED STATES" BY FRANK LESLIE. PRINTED BY STANLEY BRADLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY 1884..... THIS IS THE  ACTUAL 1884 PAGE/PRINT FROM THE 1884 BOOK.... NOT A XEROX COPY LIKE SOME EBAY SELLERS OFFER
    WILL BE MAILED FLAT AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF HARD BACKING SUPPORT
    ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK BEFORE BIDDING..........
    **********  SEE  MY HUNDREDS OF 1883 TO 1898 VINTAGE CIVIL WAR PRINTS AND MAPS  ON AUCTION..... ALSO 1899 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR PRINTS AND MAPS..... 1960 CURRIER & IVES CIVIL WAR LITHOGRAPHS..... PLUS MUCH MORE
    PAYMENT DUE BY 4TH DAY AFTER AUCTION ENDS.
    *************   I WILL COMBINE WON AUCTIONS WHENEVER POSSIBLE TO SAVE YOU SHIPPING COSTS.