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FREE: CIVIL WAR 100 year old Monitor Merrimac Naval Battle Print

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Description

The listing, CIVIL WAR 100 year old Monitor Merrimac Naval Battle Print has ended.

Old engraving picture of first ironcade ships. The picture is matted in a 8 X 10 mat and shows the Monitor and Merrimac battle. Under the picture it reads "First Naval Combat Between Iron Vessels" Second line reads"Hampton Roads March 9th 1862"
In small type ships in the picture are identified including the Jamestown,Yorktown, Merrimac, Monitor Cumberland Congress and Minnesota (shown burning). In the corner of the engraving is the artists name C. Parsons

This engraving is the perfect Christmas gift for the sailor, Civil War fan, historian, or student. The 8 x 10 mat will make framing easy and can be done at low cost with commerical frames. The copy noted above under the picture is slightly fadded with age but still readable and picture is still sharp and clear.

Questions & Comments

Please also see my Civil War engraving of the fall of Charleston SC listed under antiques.

Dec 8th, 2011 at 2:54:23 PM PST by

This was part of a collection of old Civil War prints that had belonged to a distant relative that died in 1928 and passed down to me upon the death of an aunt in 1987. She was the one who had the prints matted.

Dec 7th, 2011 at 12:43:15 PM PST by

Charleston engraving auction closed but also see Battle of Vicksburg engraving under Antiques-History

Dec 12th, 2011 at 11:53:23 AM PST by

Having won and quickly received the Charleston SC engraving I can attest to the fine quality and professional matting, ready for framing. This is an excellent series of auctions. Thank you!

Dec 16th, 2011 at 6:14:32 AM PST by

Wow, thank you! Glad you liked the auction item from me and good luck with all of your auctions.

Dec 16th, 2011 at 1:29:58 PM PST by

Historical fact. A British naval attache is reported to have sent a message home after the Monitor and Merrimac battle, "All Navy ships of the world are now obsolete." In the South, the Merrimac is called the CSS Virginia. It was called the Merrimacbecause it was built with iron over the haul of the former Union ship Merrimac.

Dec 16th, 2011 at 1:45:08 PM PST by

hull not haul--oops!

Dec 16th, 2011 at 1:47:58 PM PST by

CIVIL WAR 100 year old Monitor Merrimac Naval Battle Print is in the Antiques category