Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of color painting of a sailing ship on sea, showing seagulls in foreground, ca.1700. At center, a large open-sail ship is seen moving through the ocean. Two white lifeboats are seen hanging near the hull of the ship on the starboard side. Two masts are visible near the center of the ship, and an angled mast is seen extending from the bow. Each sail appears to hold three main sails and several side sails. Four triangular sails can be seen extending from the mast at the front. A small crow's nest with a small blue flag is visible atop the frontal mast. In the background, a two seagulls are barely visible above the multicolored water. In the foreground to the right, two seagulls are shown in flight. The sky is colored with yellow, blue, and swipes of purple.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, color 16 x 21 cm. paintings photographic prints photographs art
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