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Down the Islands: Silhouettes of eleven figures standing by the rail of a ship, looking at the stars.
1875-1898
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- People
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- Author
- Burns, Milton J., 1853-1933
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Silhouettes
- Illustration of books—United States—19th century—Design
- Ships—Caribbean Area—In art
- Night—Caribbean Area—In art
- Drawing
- Travelers' writings, American—Caribbean Area—Illustrations
- American literature—19th century—Illustrations
- Paton, William Agnew, 1848-1918. Down the islands—Illustrations
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Down the Islands: Silhouettes of eleven figures standing by the rail of a ship, looking at the stars.
- Call Number
- D West 42/GC093/Box 04/Normal GA 2024.04152
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcwm118261f
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1875-1898
- Extent
- 1 item
- References
- Paton, William Agnew. Down the Islands. New York, 1887, p. 12.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Pen drawings, Gouaches on tan paper
- This collection has been rehounsed in 4 boxes GC093.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Silhouettes
- Illustration of books—United States—19th century—Design
- Ships—Caribbean Area—In art
- Night—Caribbean Area—In art
- Drawing
- Travelers' writings, American—Caribbean Area—Illustrations
- American literature—19th century—Illustrations
- Paton, William Agnew, 1848-1918. Down the islands—Illustrations
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/29e096f3-ce12-4e06-b290-46ca372eaeb4/manifest