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The Banks Expedition - The U.S. Steam Transport "Ericsson Going to the Assistance of U.S. Transport "Thames" off Hatteras Item Info
- Abstract:
- Atmospheric scene.
- Title:
- The Banks Expedition - The U.S. Steam Transport "Ericsson Going to the Assistance of U.S. Transport "Thames" off Hatteras
- Artist:
- Crane, W. T.
- Date:
- no date
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Foggy and rainy // Draw the Ericsson heading the other way and the Thames rolling heavily on the other side* heading the same was as at [circle marked with four spokes] // Thames to be here* [circle marked with four spokes] // Thames to be here heading // Ericsson thus - [sketch of prow] // Ericsson to be here heading // Thames - thus [sketch of prow].;Verso: "The Banks Expedition // The U.S. Steam transport 'Ericcson' [sic] going to the assistance of the U.S. transport 'Thames' off Hatteras- // sketch'd by Lieut. W.I. Rassmussen of the 110th N.Y. Volt's aboard the Ericcson -[sic]."
- Subjects:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation Warships--United States
- Condition:
- Horizontal fold; pin holes at upper margin and lower left; rough margin at right (removed from sketch book?).
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Cape Hatteras
- Medium:
- graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.5 x 10 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.2443439, -75.5975296
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-WC-SC-NDt (Box 6.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4772
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-WC-SC-NDt
- Collection:
- Ships
- Tags:
- Rassmussen
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "The Banks Expedition - The U.S. Steam Transport "Ericsson Going to the Assistance of U.S. Transport "Thames" off Hatteras", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2775.html