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[U.S. Navy]. Arnold, Nathan. Manuscript naval examination book, illustrated with drawings of ships
[U.S. Navy]. Arnold, Nathan. Manuscript naval examination book, illustrated with drawings of ships, including the USS Constitution, and voyage charts. N.p., 21 July 1826.
Small 4to (171 x 203 mm). 28 manuscript pages with illustrations in the text depicting ships at sea, including the USS Constitution and a sinking ship, and voyage charts. (Some spotting throughout). Original pictorial printed wrappers (spine worn, soiling).
A YOUNG SAILOR'S EXAMINATION BOOK.
The United States Navy in its current form was founded in 1794 after nearly a decade without, prompted largely by attacks on American merchant ships by Barbary pirates. The Naval Act of 1794 formally established a United States naval force, its first three ships brought into service being the USS United States, the USS Constellation, and the USS Constitution. At the time of Nathan Arnold's enlistment in the United States Navy, its primary mission was to patrol the West African coast to suppress the slave trade in accordance with a treaty signed between the United States and Britain. Although its contribution was significantly smaller than that of the Royal Navy's, U.S. naval ships nonetheless captured 36 slave ships between 1819 and the outbreak of the Civil War. Today, it is the second largest navy in the world.
Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
This lot is located in Chicago.
[U.S. Navy]. Arnold, Nathan. Manuscript naval examination book, illustrated with drawings of ships, including the USS Constitution, and voyage charts. N.p., 21 July 1826.
Small 4to (171 x 203 mm). 28 manuscript pages with illustrations in the text depicting ships at sea, including the USS Constitution and a sinking ship, and voyage charts. (Some spotting throughout). Original pictorial printed wrappers (spine worn, soiling).
A YOUNG SAILOR'S EXAMINATION BOOK.
The United States Navy in its current form was founded in 1794 after nearly a decade without, prompted largely by attacks on American merchant ships by Barbary pirates. The Naval Act of 1794 formally established a United States naval force, its first three ships brought into service being the USS United States, the USS Constellation, and the USS Constitution. At the time of Nathan Arnold's enlistment in the United States Navy, its primary mission was to patrol the West African coast to suppress the slave trade in accordance with a treaty signed between the United States and Britain. Although its contribution was significantly smaller than that of the Royal Navy's, U.S. naval ships nonetheless captured 36 slave ships between 1819 and the outbreak of the Civil War. Today, it is the second largest navy in the world.
Property from the Estate of Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, Rhode Island
This lot is located in Chicago.
