1977 · Salem. MA
by Smith, Philip Chadwick Foster.
Salem. MA: Peabody Museum, 1977. ix, 115 pp. Color and b/w plates.
Occasioned by four paintings commissioned in 1779, depicting an event which took place in 1777. An American frigate turned tail before an inferior British force while a second was captured. Repercussions endured for years; blame was never clear-cut. Fine copy, color plates of paintings. With prospectus laid in. (Inventory #: 39640)
Occasioned by four paintings commissioned in 1779, depicting an event which took place in 1777. An American frigate turned tail before an inferior British force while a second was captured. Repercussions endured for years; blame was never clear-cut. Fine copy, color plates of paintings. With prospectus laid in. (Inventory #: 39640)