Folio. 355 x 250 mm., [ 14 x 10 inches]. Handsome lithographic portrait printed in tone of black and highlighted with blue, yellow, white, and green wash. Paper stock foxed and toned brown, a few chips at the corners; matted.

Full length portrait in uniform on the battle field in Vera Cruz, the first crucial victory of the Mexican War that led to the capture and control of Mexico City and an end to the war. An often times candidate for the Presidency, Scott was highly regarded as a military leader, and though a Southerner he became a confidant of Lincoln's during the Civil War. From a historical point of views General Scott is considered one of the most important generals in American history.

This is an important example of the production of inexpensive lithographic prints which illustrated the story of contemporary American history for the general public. In his advertisements Currier labelled his company as the "Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints".

Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography, V, p., 440-442. Jane Cooper Bland, Currier & Ives, A Manual for Collectors, No. 468.

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Bookseller: De Simone Company, Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 844
Title: MAJOR GENERAL WINFRIELD SCOTT. At Vera Cruz March 25, 1847
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: MAJOR GENERAL WINFRIELD SCOTT. At Vera Cruz March 25, 1847
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1847

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De Simone Company is presently offering rare books, manuscripts, illustrated books, broadsides, and ephemera documenting American history during the 19th century. We encourage you to visit our website where you will find numerous catalogues listing our offering. Visit www.desimonecompanybooksellers.com.De Simone Company also specializes in early Italian books and manuscripts, mostly in the fields of social science, history, antiquarian bibliography and illustrated books. The Company has a particular interest in books, manuscripts, ephemera printed in, or about, the history of Ferrara, Italy and is always interested in purchasing book on the subject.In January of 2017, Daniel De Simone retired from the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D. C as the Eric Weinmann Librarian, where he directed the operations of the Central Library. De Simone came to the Folger from the Library of Congress after serving as the Curator of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division for 14 years.Before his appointment as Rosenwald Curator in 2000, he operated his own New York based bookselling business for 22 years. Since retirement he has begun bookselling once again and is again a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He is also a member of the Grolier Club, NY, the Association Internationale de Bibliophile, Paris, and the Print Council of America.

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Foxed: Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...