Sketches of sailing vessels The Young America and the Sovereign of the the Seas
Two sketches of American clipper ships in blue and black pencil on one page. Both sketches appear to have been copied from Arthur H. Clark, ‘The Clipper Ship Era, An Epitome of Famous American and British Clipper Ships, Their Owners, Builders, Commanders, and Crews, 1843–1869’ (New York and London: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1910).
The upper sketch is a port broadside view of the ‘Young America’ (built by William H. Webb of New York, launched in 1853) with another vessel in the distance on the left. ‘The Young America’ is inscribed in ink below the vessel on the right, and there is a sketch of the vessel’s house flag in ink upper right. This sketch appears to be based on the illustration opposite p. 232 in Clark’s book.
The lower sketch is a port broadside view of the ‘Sovereign of the Seas’ (built by Donald McKay, launched in 1852) flying a Grinnell, Minturn & Co. house flag. ‘The Sovereign of the Seas’ is inscribed in ink below the vessel on the left, and there is a separate sketch of the house flag in ink upper right. This sketch appears to be based on the illustration opposite p. 218 in Clark’s book.
The upper sketch is a port broadside view of the ‘Young America’ (built by William H. Webb of New York, launched in 1853) with another vessel in the distance on the left. ‘The Young America’ is inscribed in ink below the vessel on the right, and there is a sketch of the vessel’s house flag in ink upper right. This sketch appears to be based on the illustration opposite p. 232 in Clark’s book.
The lower sketch is a port broadside view of the ‘Sovereign of the Seas’ (built by Donald McKay, launched in 1852) flying a Grinnell, Minturn & Co. house flag. ‘The Sovereign of the Seas’ is inscribed in ink below the vessel on the left, and there is a separate sketch of the house flag in ink upper right. This sketch appears to be based on the illustration opposite p. 218 in Clark’s book.