Sujet
Boat of the 'Deerhound' rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Artist: Unknown
Légende
Boat of the 'Deerhound' rescuing Captain Raphael Semmes, 1864 (c1880). Semmes was a Confederate naval officer during the American Civil War. He commanded the CSS 'Alabama', a prolific commerce raider that captured 69 vessels as prizes. The 'Alabama' was finally sunk after a battle with the Union warship USS 'Kearsage' off Cherbourg, France on 19th June 1864. Semmes and 41 of his crew were rescued by the British yacht 'Deerhound'. A print from Cassell's History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880.
The Print Collector collection
Date
1880
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C49_371
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (7,7Mo) / 29,1cm x 43,0cm / 3437 x 5082 (300dpi)