Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
The United States Army Leaving the Gulf Squadron - 9th March 1847
Artifact IDMO 2002.6.8
Object Type
Lithograph
Artist
J. M. Ladd
Maker
Nathaniel Currier
(American, 1813 - 1888)
Dateca. 1847
Mediumblack printing ink and watercolor on wove paper
Dimensionsframe (current frame) H 12 3/4 in x W 17 in x D 1 in (32.4 cm x 43.2 cm x 2.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionA hand-colored lithograph of the U.S. Army leaving the Gulf Squadron and heading for Vera Cruz, Mexico. It depicts a fleet of U.S. Navy ships, three-masted frigates in the right foreground and a number of smaller two-masted sailings ships, including a side-wheel steamer, in the left background. The water around the ships is dotted with a large number of rowboats bearing U.S. Army soldiers away from the ships and towards Vera Cruz. In the far distance of the image is the Mexican shoreline near Vera Cruz with the snow-capped mountain, Pico de Orizaba, visible towards the left side.
The title is centered in the lithograph's bottom margin: THE UNITED STATES ARMY LEAVING THE GULF SQUADRON - 9TH MARCH 1847. / The City of Vera Cruz _ Castle of San Juan de Ulua and Mt. Orizaba in the distance. _ The Army of 12,100 men Commanded by Genl. Winfield Scott. The Squadron Commanded by Commodore David Conner. _ The man- / agement of the Surf Boats was placed into the hands of Lieut. R. Semmes U.S. Navy.
Printed directly below the image: DRAWN BY J. M. LADD ESQ. U. S. NAVY. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N. Y. / LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER, 152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N.Y.
The print is currently glazed and framed in a 1¼" black wood frame with ornate gilt trim. A framer's sticker on the reverse indicates it was framed by D. Matt, Inc., New York, NY. The lithograph also comes with a separate, alternate 5/8" black and gilt painted wood frame.
Historical NoteFranklin Roosevelt was an avid, lifelong collector of prints, engravings, and paintings illustrating the history of the United States Navy. This lithograph was originally part of FDR's collection.The title is centered in the lithograph's bottom margin: THE UNITED STATES ARMY LEAVING THE GULF SQUADRON - 9TH MARCH 1847. / The City of Vera Cruz _ Castle of San Juan de Ulua and Mt. Orizaba in the distance. _ The Army of 12,100 men Commanded by Genl. Winfield Scott. The Squadron Commanded by Commodore David Conner. _ The man- / agement of the Surf Boats was placed into the hands of Lieut. R. Semmes U.S. Navy.
Printed directly below the image: DRAWN BY J. M. LADD ESQ. U. S. NAVY. / Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by N. Currier, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District of N. Y. / LITH. & PUB. BY N. CURRIER, 152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N.Y.
The print is currently glazed and framed in a 1¼" black wood frame with ornate gilt trim. A framer's sticker on the reverse indicates it was framed by D. Matt, Inc., New York, NY. The lithograph also comes with a separate, alternate 5/8" black and gilt painted wood frame.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteOn FDR's death in 1945, the lithograph was inherited by John A. Roosevelt. It was purchased at auction in 2001 by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Credit LineGift of the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesUnited States Navy Materials (National Archives Identifier 782673)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
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