Title:
Wreck of Tennessee [near Point Bonita, California]
Creator/Contributor:
McMurtrie, William Birch (1816-1872), American, artist (artist)
Date:
[1850-1855]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1300:18--ALB
Format:
drawing on paper: pencil
18.1 x 27.3 cm.
Content/Description:
Coastline from sea; slopes rise steeply from water; flag (or tent?) on small outcropping. Possibly Tennessee Cove where the
Tennessee (ship) ran aground.
Notes/Inscriptions:
Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten (ML, on hill): red.
Subjects:
California, Northern;
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.);
Waterfronts
Genre/Format:
Drawings;
Landscapes;
Travel sketches