To Aaron J. Wetervelt, Esq builder of the New York Clipper Ship "Sweepstakes". This print is respectfully dedicated by the Publisher. W.A. Macgill, Comdr
by PALMER, Francis F. (lithographer)
Price: $2,250.00
- Bookseller: Donald Heald Rare Books
- Seller Inventory #: 03582
- Book condition:
Book Description
New York: N. Currier, 1853 [but 1915]. Lithograph, coloured by hand, by Palmer. 22 1/4 x 29 1/4 inches. A fine image of the last extreme clipper ship from the Westervelt yards in New York. The second impression of this great image, taken from the original stone in 1915. `The "Sweepstakes" was built in the famous New York yards of Jacob A. Westervelt in 1853, from the design of Daniel Westervelt, a son of the ship builder. She was the last extreme clipper ship built in the... yards and was owned by Grinnell Minturn & Company. She was a very sharp and handsome ship. The "Sweepstakes made two passages from New York to San Francisco averaging 106 days. Captain George Lane was in command for a number of years.' (F.J. Peters Clipper Ship Prints by Currier and Ives 1930, p.52) Gale 1286; Peters 5
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