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Original 1862 Pencil Sketch "Monitor & Merrimac"

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:800.00 USD Estimated At:3,200.00 - 3,500.00 USD
Original 1862 Pencil Sketch Monitor & Merrimac
<B>Original Eyewitness Pencil Sketch of the Battle of Hampton Roads,</B></I> the first ever fight between two powered iron-covered warships. It is known to many as the Battle of the <I>Monitor</B></I> and <I>Merrimac,</B></I> but that is actually a bit of a misnomer. The Union ship, of an entirely new design, was named the U.S.S. <I>Monitor,</B></I> but its Confederate opponent was actually named the C.S.S. <I>Virginia</B></I> (though it was built on the burned out hull of the abandoned U.S.S. <I>Merrimac</B></I>). This sketch was accomplished by a talented eyewitness in Company "B" of the 1st New York Volunteers from his viewpoint on Craney Island. It is titled "The Rebel Steamers Engaged the Monitor," and is 9.5" x 7.5" in size, matted to 16" x 14.5". It was apparently submitted to <I>Harper's Weekly</B></I> for publication and was acquired from their files in the early 1900s. Included in the lot is the woodcut engraving of the battle that actually did appear in <I>Harper's,</B></I> drawn by a different artist from the NYV 20th Regiment. A signed letter from the current owner describing this provenance is also included.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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