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Action of Quallah Battoo


United States Navy Raid on Kuala Batu, during the First Sumatran Expedition
George Girdler Smith (American, 1795–1859)
1835

Medium/Technique Aquatint
Credit Line Gift of Sylvester Rosa Koehler
Accession NumberK1786
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Fg. 1448
DescriptionOriginally published in, and extracted from: J. N. Reynolds, Archibald L. Dick, et al. Voyage of the United States Frigate Potomac, Under the Command of Commodore John Downes, During the Circumnavigation of the Globe, in the Years 1831, 1832, 1833, and 1834: Including a Particular Account of the Engagement at Quallah-Battoo, on the Coast of Sumatra; with All the Official Documents Relating to the Same. (New-York: Published by Harper & Brothers, no. 82 Cliff-Street, and sold by the principal booksellers throughout the United States, 1835).
InscriptionsIn plate, at lower right: Aquatinted by G. G. Smith Boston
In plate, below image: Action of Quallah Battoo, as Seen from the Potomac at Anchor in the Offing: J. Downes Esq. Commander Feb. 5, 1832.