Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven

Title

Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven

Abstract

Kaleidoscope of views, nicely rendered.

Date

1861

Transcription

Recto: "Evansport // Ship Point // Timber Branch Creek // Possom's Nose // Cock Pit Point // Freestone Point // Mathias Point // The White House // Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven // Yankee flagship." In lower left corner, barely legible: "[Signed] A. Lumley // Get the...Yankee..."
Verso: "Principal places on the Potomac River where the Rebels are supposed to be creating Batteries - pointed out to me by Commodore Craven // [Signed] Lumley." Small sketch of a battle scene, boxed; sketches of horses, one with a rider; nice caricature of a man with a walking stick.

Condition

Loss of paper at upper right corner and upper margin; staining along left margin; rips along center folds.

Medium

graphite and grey wash on wove paper

Dimensions

14 x 9 in.

Genre

Graphite drawings--American--1860-1870

Coordinates

37.4315734, -78.6568942

Source

Original drawing location: CW-AL-VA-1861a (Box 4.)

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/2345/4544

Ref. Number

(Becker)CW-AL-VA-1861a

Collection

Citation

Lumley, Arthur, ca. 1837-1912, “Cruise on the Potomac River with Commodore Craven,” The Becker Collection, accessed November 15, 2024, https://lutro.bc.edu/items/show/2738.