Monterey, as seen from a house-top in the main plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846..
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Call Number |
priJLC_MIL_001296 |
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Title |
Monterey, as seen from a house-top in the main plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846.. |
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Artist/Author |
Fenderich, Charles |
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Artist/Author 02 |
Whiting, Daniel Powers, 1808-1892 |
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Printer |
G. & W. Endicott (Firm) |
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Printer Location |
New York (N.Y.) |
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Date |
©1847 |
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Date Searchable |
1847 |
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Physical Description |
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 47.94 x 59.37 cm (18 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.) |
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Object Type |
Prints, view |
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Description |
Image of Monterey, Mexico, from a housetop in the main plaza in 1845 after the capture of the city by the United States Army under General Zachary Taylor; cannons line the street at left; a soldier stands guard on the rooftop overlooking the street and buildings; two boys seated playing at right; numeric key in margins indicates various points of interest, including Sierra Madre, Mitre Mountain, Fort Soldado, and the quarters of the 7th Army Infantry Regiment. |
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Notes |
"Printed in colors by G. & W. Endicott New York."--text, bottom center margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by D.P. Whiting in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom center margin. "D. P. Whiting Del Capt. 7th. Inf. Del."--text, bottom left margin. "On stone by Chas. Fenderich."--text, bottom right margin. "(No. 1 of a Series.)"--text, bottom right margin. |
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Subjects |
Boys -- Pictorial works.
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Pictorial works.
Monterrey (Mexico) -- Pictorial works.
Soldiers -- Pictorial works.
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th.
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Form/Genre |
Lithographs -- Color -- 1825-1850. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc) |
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Language |
English [eng] |
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Contributor 01 |
Last, Jay T. (donor) |
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Related Item |
priJLC_MIL_001295; priJLC_MIL_001297; priJLC_MIL_001298; priJLC_MIL_001299; priJLC_MIL_001300 |
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Physical Collection |
Jay T. Last Collection |
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Physical Sub-Collection |
Military |
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Physical Series |
Large Size |
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Physical Sub-Series |
Other Military |
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Digital Collection |
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library |
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Department |
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Prints and Ephemera |
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Finding Aid/Guide to Collection |
For more information about this collection see: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8df6thn/ |
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Digitization Specifications |
High resolution. |
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Rights |
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=588 . |
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Unique Digital Identifier |
401023 |
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