(2) CURRIER AND IVES MARITIME PRINTS, FRAMED
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Both hand colored lithographs, circa 1870s, including: "Steamboats Passing at Midnight", depicting the 'Bristol' and the 'Providence' at the Boston Light, in the original walnut frame, under old glass, OS: 13" x 17 1/2", SS: 10 1/2" x 15", stained; PLUS "The Wreck of the Atlantic: This splendid Steamship of the White Star Line, on her voyage from Liverpool and Queenstown to New York, April 1st 1873, bore away for Halifax being short of coal, and while under a full head of steam struck upon Golden Rule Rock, near Mars Island, on the Coast of Nova Scotia, she heeled over and sunk in less than fifteen minutes afterwards, by which awful disaster 562 lives were lost. The Atlantic was 437 ft. long, 40 feet breadth of beam, depth of hold 33 feet. Tonnage 3723. Commanded by Capt. J.A. Williams, and had on board at the time of the disaster 952 persons." In silver and gold molded frame, matted and glazed, OS: 16 1/2" x 19", SS: 10 3/4" x 13". Good condition.
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(2) CURRIER AND IVES MARITIME PRINTS, FRAMED
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