U.S. Steam Frigate Mississippi Passing Punta Tristao
Artist
Wilhelm Heine
(German, 1827 - 1885)
Publisher
P.S. Duval and Co.
(American, 1804 or 5 - 1886)
CultureAmerican
Date1856
MediumLithograph
DimensionsOverall: 8 7/16 x 11 1/16 in. (21.4 x 28.1 cm)
Inscribed"Perry Expedition to Japan N.west Point of Madera"; "From nature by Heine Shipping by Brown"; "Jas Queen delt"; "P.S. Duval & Co.'s Lithy Philada"
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number67.11.14
Not on view
DescriptionDepicts the American side wheel steam frigate Mississippi on rough seas as it passes Tristram Point, Madeira.
