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Reconnaissance in the Great Ogeechee River, Georgia by the New Monitor "Montauk" Item Info
- Abstract:
- Panoramic scene; interesting use of ink wash with fingertips; apparently drawn after a sketch or verbal description by an eyewitness.
- Title:
- Reconnaissance in the Great Ogeechee River, Georgia by the New Monitor "Montauk"
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- January 27, 1863
- Transcription:
- Recto: "water // woods // sky // spiles [?] // Great Ogeechee River // Rail Road Bridge // Steamer Nashville // sky // Genesis // Bluff // Battery // 13 Heavy guns // sky // woods // mortar schooner C.P. Williams // Tug Daffodil // Dawn // Seneca // Wissahickon // Monitor Montauk.";Verso: "[ink] Reconnaissance in the Great Ogeechee River Ga by the new Monitor "Montauk" and other Federal Gun Boats // Jan 27th/63- // From a sketch by Capt Baldwin of the U.S. Gunboat "Daffodil."
- Subjects:
- Ogeechee River (Ga.) Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations Warships--United States
- Condition:
- Vertical and horizontal fold; loss of paper at upper corner; signs of old adhesive at upper corners.
- Place:
- Georgia--Screven--Ogeechee
- Medium:
- graphite and ink wash on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 5.5 x 15 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 32.7395416, -81.6481805
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-GA-1/27/63 (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4720
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-GA-1/27/63
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Battle Genesis Seneca
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Reconnaissance in the Great Ogeechee River, Georgia by the New Monitor "Montauk"", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2760.html