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Advertising cards for clipper ships.
BANC PIC 1990.028--PICLOCAL
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Title:
Advertising cards for clipper shipsCreator/Contributor:
Fekes.Creator/Contributor:
George F. Nesbitt & CoAbstract:
Prints consist of views and advertising text for the following clipper ships, primarily sailing to or from San Francisco:
David Crockett, Richard S. Ely, Flying Mist, Hornet, Andrew Jackson (two cards), Pocahontas, Prima Donna, Sumatra, and Volunteer.
Several of the cards are for Coleman's California Line.
Date:
approximately 1850-ca. 1869? (issued)Subject:
n-us-caClipper ships -- Pictorial works
Voyages to the Pacific coast -- Pictorial works
Shipping -- California -- San Francisco -- Pictorial works
Clippers (Navires) -- Ouvrages illustrés
Voyages vers la côte du Pacifique -- Ouvrages illustrés
Clipper ships
Shipping
Voyages to the Pacific coast
California -- San Francisco
Coleman's California Line -- Pictorial works
Note:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Eight printed by Nesbitt & Co., New York. One printed in San Francisco, bearing signature in block "Fekes."
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Type:
graphicPictorial works.
Sailing cards.
Advertisements.
Wood engravings.
Lithographs.
Physical Description:
print
10 prints (9 wood engravings, 1 lithograph) : color ; 17 x 11 cm
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC PIC 1990.028--PICLOCAL