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Monterey, as seen from a house-top in the main plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846..

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Title	Monterey, as seen from a house-top in the main plaza, (to the west.) October, 1846..
Artist/Author	Fenderich, Charles
Artist/Author 02	Whiting, Daniel Powers, 1808-1892
Printer	G. & W. Endicott (Firm)
Date	©1847
Date Searchable	1847
Call Number	priJLC_MIL_001296
Physical Description	1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 47.94 x 59.37 cm (18 7/8 x 23 3/8 in.)
Printer Location	New York (N.Y.)
Language	English [eng]
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.
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.
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.
Form/Genre	Lithographs -- Color -- 1825-1850. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Object Type	Prints, view
Contributor 01	Last, Jay T. (donor)
Physical Collection	Jay T. Last Collection
Physical Sub-Collection	Military
Physical Series	Large Size
Physical Sub-Series	Other Military
Related Item	priJLC_MIL_001295; priJLC_MIL_001297; priJLC_MIL_001298; priJLC_MIL_001299; priJLC_MIL_001300
Finding Aid	For more information about this collection see: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8df6thn/
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 .
Digital Collection	The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	High resolution.
Unique Digital Identifier	401023