Picture of a Great Ship from America: in the Distance

Utagawa Yoshiiku1861

Maine Maritime Museum
Bath, United States

The artist's entire title,"Picture of a Great Ship from America: in the Distance, Exact Copies of Great Ships of the Five Nations" tells much of what is happening in this image. It depicts a merchant ship from each of the 'Five Nations,' United States in the foreground, and left to right France, the Netherlands, Russia, and Britain.

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Title: Picture of a Great Ship from America: in the Distance
Creator: Yoshiiku
Date Created: 1861
Physical Dimensions: 14.5" x 29"
Type: Print
Medium: paper/ink/bamboo/

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