Thomas Whitcombe (English, ca. 1760–1824), Battle Scene in the English Channel between American Ship “Wasp” and the English Brig “Reindeer,” 1812. Oil on canvas, 30" x 20". (George F. Harding Collection, The Art Institute of Chicago.)
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Two pages from the auction catalog. (Courtesy, Kress Library of Business and Economics, Baker Library, Harvard Business School.)
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Fascimile of auction announcement in Essex Register (Salem, Mass.), April 10, 1813 (vol. 13, no. 29), p. 3 (transcribed by the author).
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Percentage of assemblage by type of vessel.
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Types of decoration on the 109,240 vessels auctioned from the prize brig Ann.