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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