Image of an aerial view of the military camp for the army brigades commanded by General Zachary Taylor early in the Mexican-American War hostilities; dozens of military tents spread out in rows across the beach along Corpus Christi Bay, Texas; soldiers in formation or engaged in activities in camp visible throughout area; ships in the water off the coast at left. "Lith. and printed in colors by G. & W. Endicott N. York."--text, bottom center margin. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1847 by D.P. Whiting in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York."--text, bottom center margin. "D. P. Whiting Del Capt. 7th. Inf. Del."--text, bottom left margin. "On stone by C. Parsons."--text, bottom right margin. "Near Corpus Christi, Texas, (from the North) Oct. 1845."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 47.94 x 59.21 cm (18 7/8 x 23 5/16 in.)
Corpus Christi Bay (Tex.)--Pictorial works Mexican War, 1846-1848--Pictorial works Military camps--Pictorial works Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850--Pictorial works United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 3rd United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 4th United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 7th United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 8th Lithographs--Color--1825-1850. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size Other Military The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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