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The United States Sloop of War "Brooklyn."

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  • PUBLISHER: Published by Harper's Weekly. January 15, 1859.

  • MEDIUM: Wood engraving,

    DATE: 1859.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 13 3/4 x 9 1/8" (35 x 23.1 cm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Commissioned in 1859, the USS Brooklyn served in the Caribbean until the start of the American Civil War, where she was used to blockade Confederate ports. She was a formidable ship, used throughout the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines.

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  • CONDITION: Overall good condition with modern hand color.

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