[A printed image on a bill of lading, featuring a three-masted schooner flying the American flag and sailing in choppy waters; a large flourish in the center of the bill ]

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Title: [A printed image on a bill of lading, featuring a three-masted schooner flying the American flag and sailing in choppy waters; a large flourish in the center of the bill ]
Date: 1840 January 4
Creator: D. Felt & Co., New-York; Prose, Land.[?]
Notes: Sam[ue]l Prose DS, January 4, 1840. New York, [Ny.], page 1. From a collection of papers containing business and personal correspondence and documents, primarily related to Marmaduke Burrough’s time as United States Consul at Lima, Peru; Calcutta, India; and Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Names and Subjects: Bills of lading--United States.; Bodies of water--1840-1850.; Bodies of water--Pictorial works.; Bodies of water in art.; Calligraphy.; Flags--United States--1840-1850.; Flags--United States--Pictorial works.; Schooners--New York (State)--New York--1840-1850.; Schooner in art.; Water waves--Pictorial works.; Water waves in art.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Bills of lading.; Line drawings.; Pen and ink drawings.; Printed ephemera.
Collection Title: Marmaduke Burrough papers
Collection Creator: Burrough, Marmaduke, 1797-1844.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 7177
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-02-27 11:39:42

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 6336 x 6848
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 7177
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