Spanish Bombardment of the Peruvian port of Callao, May 2, 1866, artist's impression

Download image

Scanned by

Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College

Scan date

11/11/2015

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, March 31, 2016.

Depicted ContentEl Callao, Peru

Depicted ContentSpanish naval units arrive off Callao, Peru and warn the port will be bombarded in four days time.

Depicted ContentSpanish naval units bombard the Peruvian port of Callao

Image type

engraving

Courtesy of

Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Original caption

Bombardment of Callao by the Spanish fleet, under Commodore Mendez Nuñuz, May 2nd, 1866 - The Renguela and Villa of Madrid, returning disabled. - From a sketch by an officer of the U.S. Squadron.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 9, 1866, p. 184-185.