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Captain George Pechell Mends (circa 1814 – 1871)
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Course setting device for the Earth Inductor Compass
land transport: tank
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Japan Expedition, 1853-1854
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Passing the Rubicon. Lieut S Bent in the Missisippi's first cutter forcing his way through a fleet of Japanese boats while surveying the bay of Yedo Japan, July 11th 1853 (Print)
The Ocean Telegraph. March. Composed by Francis H. Brown. Cordially dedicated to Cyrus W Field Esq of New York by the Publishers (Print)
View of Hakodadi from Snow Peak (Print)
View from Webster Island (Print)
Whampoa Pagoda & Anchorage (Print)
Winceslaus Hollar (Print)
Com. Perry paying his farewell visit to the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda, 1853 (Print)
Delivering of the American Presents at Yokuhama (Print)
White Star Line Royal & United States Mail Steamers Liverpool & New York Britannic (Print)
Yachts becalmed at moonlight (Print)
Cunard Steamship Servia... (Print)
Bay State Line between Boston and New York via Newport and Fall River consisting of the steamers Empire State, Bay State and State of Main (Print)
Steamship Union. 1500 Tons, Thos S. Budd, Commander. Built for Spofford Tileston & Co 1851 (Print)
Landing of Commodore Perry, Officers & Men of The Squadron, to meet the Imperial Commissioners at Simoda Japan June 8 1854 (Print)
Fulton (second & third) Stuart's Naval & Mail Steamers US Plate No.3 (Sections) (Print)
Chimney Peak. Explorer U.S (Print)
Panorama of the Embarkation of the Five Zouaves on board the Baltic Apr. 29th 1861. Taken Foot of Spring & Canal St. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1862 (Print)
The North Carolina mazurka arranged for the piano and dedicated to Capt R W Meade commanding U S Ship North Carolina, by Luigi de Perini (Print)
U.S. Naval Steamer Mississippi. Engraved for Stuart's Naval & Mail Steamers US (Print)
U.S. Steamer Fulton (the second) Plate No.2. Stuart's Naval & Mail Steamers US (Print)
Golden Gate (1851) (Print)
New Orleans from the Lower Cotton Press 1852 (Print)
The Chymist (Print)
China east coast gulfs of Pe-Chili & Liau-Tung and northern portion of the Yellow Sea surveyed by Comr. J. Ward & Lieut. C. Bullock, R.N. assisted by the officers of H.M.S. Actoeon & Dove 1860. The coast of the Yellow Sea is compiled from various authorities and is very little known. The coast from the Pei-ho to Ning-hai is from a survey by Major A. Fisher, R.E. 1859. (Chart)
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