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Voyage of the "Col. Satterly" Item Info
- Abstract:
- Unusual event.
- Title:
- Voyage of the "Col. Satterly"
- Artist:
- Schell, Francis H., 1834-1909
- Date:
- January 13, 1862
- Transcription:
- Recto: "Burning blue lights & firing a volley of musketry signal for a pilot from the signal corps on board Schnr Col. Satterly, off Hatteras // turn over.";Verso: "This is the finale, the grand tableau of the eventful voyage of the Col. Satterly, 12 days from Fortress Monroe had nearly exhausted the water & provisions & the thought of the possibility of again blown off led to this culminating display of pyrotechy [sic] to attract the attention of those interested." Light sketch of man with back to viewer.
- Subjects:
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 Col. Satterly (Schooner) Schooners--History--19th century
- Condition:
- Central fold; pinholes on right and left margins; dog ears and slight loss of paper at corners; black smudges at corners of left margin.
- Place:
- North Carolina--Dare--Cape Hatteras
- Medium:
- Graphite one wove paper
- Dimensions:
- 6.75 x 8.5 in.
- Genre:
- Image;StillImage
- Coordinates:
- 35.2443439, -75.5975296
- Source:
- Original drawing location: CW-FHS-NC-1/13/62a (Box 8.)
- URI:
- http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4861
- Ref. Number:
- (Becker)CW-FHS-NC-1/13/62a
- Collection:
- America's Civil War Years: Multiple Perspectives
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Attribution
- Citation:
- "Voyage of the "Col. Satterly"", The Becker Collection, Boston College Libraries, /items/2892.html