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- GLC#
- GLC04523
- Type
- Images
- Date
- 1812
- Author/Creator
- Seymour, Samuel, fl. 1812
- Title
- Brilliant Naval Victory [engraving of the USS Constitution]
- Place Written
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Pagination
- 1 aquatint : col. Height: 40.2 cm, Width: 50.2 cm
- Primary time period
- The New Nation, 1783-1815
- Sub-Era
- The Age of Jefferson & Madison
title continues: "With the U. States Frigate Constitution of 44 Guns, Cap'n. Hull, & the English Frigate Guerriere of 38 Guns, Cap'n. L'acres, in which action Cap'n. Hull lost 7 men killed, & 7 wounded, & his B. M.'s ship was sunk; besides her loss of 15 men killed, 62 wounded, & 24 missing; August 20, 1812. After closing the action was 30 minu[te]s." Depicts one ship flying 4 American flags, surrounded by smaller boats filled with soldiers, and another ship engulfed in flame, smoke billowing above it. Hand colored. Published by J. Pierre & F. Kearney in Philadelphia, 1812. Notation at bottom left reads "S. Seymour, delin sculp".
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