Spanish American War Manila Bay Battle May 1, 1898 COLLECTION. MUSEUM QUALITY

Description: The Grand Antique Mall, located in Cincinnati, Ohio, presents a 3 PIECE MUSEUM QUALITY COLLECTION from the Spanish American War Naval Battle at Manila Bay, May 1, 1898, on which date the crew on 6 US Naval Battleships, commanded by Admiral Dewey, sank 11 Spanish ships. PIECE 1: Chromolithograph titled, “The Great Naval Battle Of Cavite (Manila Bay), Fought May 1st, 1898 5:30 A.M. TILL 12:30 P.M. (Noon)”. Published by Kurz & Allison, 267-269 Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 1898. Gilded wood frame. Dramatic view of the Manila Bay battle and destruction of the Spanish Pacific Squadron. This chromolithograph is the rarer of two plates created by Kurz & Allison, identified by its typesetting, slight variations in content, and larger size. Few exist. Historians believe the 2 similar plates were created and published, nearly simultaneously by Kurz & Allison, because the first plate was damaged or destroyed before multiple copies could be produced. SIZE: 22.25”H x 27.50”W x 2”D. Paper=19”H x 24.75”W. CONDITION: Good. Clean paper with no tape or repairs. Staining in margins; staining entering image at upper center. WT=10.10 lbs. PIECE 2: Brass engine name plate from the Spanish First Class Gun Boat MARQUES DEL DUERO that sank in Manila Bay on May 1, 1898. One-of-a-kind historic relic. After the war, a U.S. Navy salvage team raised and repaired Marques del Duero. She served briefly in the U.S. Navy as USS P-17, but was decommissioned and scrapped in 1900, at which time the plate was removed from the gun boat’s engine. SIZE: 11”H x 15.5”W. WT=5.25 lbs. CONDITION: Excellent. PIECE 3: HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Admiral Dewey at Manila and the Complete Story of the Philippines by Joseph L. Stickney, Admiral Dewey’s Aide. Imperial Publishing Company, Chicago, 1898. 436 pages. 200+ Illustrations. Includes photo of the Marques del Duero, on fire and sinking, taken by the author, located on page 78. SIZE: 10”H x 7.5”W. WT=2.65 lbs, CONDITION: Good overall. No tape, ink, pencil or repairs. Binding worn but intact. Wear/rub marks to boards. Moisture stains & smudges mostly in margins from 4-124; 125-436 mostly clean pages with occasional smudging. 8 pages have closed 1” tears in margin; p 151 has small missing margin piece; 3/4 of page 307 missing. QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COLLECTION? Please send a message and we’ll promptly reply.

Price: 5200 USD

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

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