Portuguese harbor defenses firing on United States Navy warships, March 28, 1865, artist's impression

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Portuguese harbor defenses firing on United States Navy warships, March 28, 1865, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/26/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, April 21, 2015.

Depicted ContentConfederate warship departs Lisbon and confusion involving following U.S. ships almost sparks an international incident

Image type

engraving

Original caption

The Tower of Belem firing on United States frigates "Niagara" and "Sacramento" lying in Lisbon Harbor

Source citation

Harper's Weekly Magazine, May 13, 1865, p. 301.

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