British Parliament 1925 Vintage Lithograph

1899 Historical Prints

This is a pair of original 1899 pages (text on reverse) rescued from one of the many books published of the History of the United States and its role in world history..

Photographs and illustrations in these books have exceptional detail. They often depict people or scenes from a different perspective than usually seen in more formal prints.


Title 1: Destruction of the Cumberland
The first USS Cumberland was a 50-gun sailing frigate of the United States Navy. She was the first ship sunk by the ironclad CSS Virginia.  Cumberland was rammed and sunk in an engagement with the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimack) at Newport News, Virginia on 8 March 1862. The engagement known as the first day of the Battle of Hampton Roads between the two ships is considered to be a turning point in the history of world naval affairs as it showed the advantage of steam-powered, armored ships over sail-powered wooden hulled ships.

Title 2: The "Hartford" and the Fire Rafts
The USS Hartford, a sloop-of-war, steamer, was the first ship of the United States Navy so named. It was the flagship for Farragut in the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. Hartford is attacked by a fire raft at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip. ...in latter battles, the Hartford is attacked by a fire raft at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.

From paintings by Warren Shepard

Unrelated Text  on Reverse
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Published in 1899 by the Jones Brothers Publishing Co., Cincinnati, Ohio

FULL PAGE Size: Approximately 6.5" X 9.5" 

Unrelated Text on Reverse

Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)

 Some light aging and handling wear

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History-On-Paper

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