Original Civil War Engraving CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS Forts Jackson & St. Philip For Sale

Handsomeoriginal antique engraving of a painting by Charles Parsons showing the attackon two Confederate forts on the Mississippi River south of New Orleans by a Union Navy fleet, printed more than 150 yearsago.

• The image area measures 11 x 19cm [4¼" x 7½"] on a larger sheet,withgenerous margins on all sides.
• It was published in Volume Two of TheGreat Civil War: A History of the Late Rebellion, byRobert Tomes, M.D., New York: Virtue & Yorston, 1865.
• Condition: It is in excellent condition,bright and clean, with norips, tears, or creases.It is printed on a heavy paper, with original tissue overlay, and isblank on the back,with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feelfree to ask any questions.
• Text in the upper margin reads: "Capture of New Orleans: The Fleet Passing Forts on the Mississippi."
• Details of the action are identified in the lower margin,including the location of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, as well as the shellingof the forts by mortar vessels.
• Named boats in the engagement include Farragut's Flag Ship USSHartford, as well as the Varuna, Pensacola, Brooklyn, Pawnee, Louisiana,Manassas, and Mississippi.
• Charles Parsons was an American artist andillustrator who later became art director for Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine. His name appears at the lower left. The name of theengraver, William Ridgway, is at the lower right.
• This is an original, authentic antique engraving, nota reproduction or modern reprint, fully guaranteed to begenuine.
• The printed text in the lower margin reads: "Enteredaccording toact of Congress A.D. 1865, by Virtue and Yorston in the clerk's officeof the district court of the UnitedStates, for the southern district of N.Y."
• It would make a handsome and dramatic display in your den or office. Itwouldalso make a perfect gift, and we'll include our helpful framingtips with yourpurchase, along with a photocopy of the title page from the book inwhich it was published.
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