The U.S. Monitor "Weehawken," Captn. John Rodgers and U.S. Steam Sloop "Iroquois," Captn. A. L. Case.

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• ARTIST: Charles Parsons

• PUBLISHER: Published by E. Brown, Jr.

• MEDIUM: Two-stone lithograph,

  DATE: 1864

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 18 11/16 x 30 1/2" (47.6 x 77.8 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Printed by Endicott & Co. New York. Sketched & Lith. by C. Parsons. Signed and dated "C. Parsons, 1862" in the stone. Parson's was one of the best draftsman of marine images in the 19th century. He worked for Endicott & Co. and Currier & Ives.<br><br> This image in particular shows the quality of his work. Both ships are shown laboring in heavy seas and he captures the tumultuous seas with great skill.<br><br> A dramatic image of one of John Ericsson's monitors weathering heavy seas. The Weehawken was commissioned in January 1863 and was an improved and enlarged version of the original Monitor. She served most of her career in and around Charleston, South Carolina. She later sank off of Morris Island. A scarce print.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, save for two skillfully repaired breaks within the image.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Naval, Nautical & Marine , Naval