Sketch of the river Tabasco from Devil's Bend to the city : taken from the masthead of the Washington, shewing the march of the forces under Commr Perry / by B.F. Sands, Lt, U.S.N., 1847 Jun 16.

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Sketch of the river Tabasco from Devil's Bend to the city : taken from the masthead of the Washington, shewing the march of the forces under Commr Perry / by B.F. Sands, Lt, U.S.N., 1847 Jun 16.

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Holograph manuscript sketch, drawn in pencil by B.F. Sands during the Mexican War. The sketch shows a section of the Tabasco [Grijalva] River, with topographical features and the route taken by United States forces indicated.

1 item (1 sheet) ; 20 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8249986

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Washington (Ship : 1847)

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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858

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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...

Sands, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1811-1883

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B.F. Sands served as a navy lieutenant in the Mexican War, participating in operations on the Grijalva River under Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry. He later served in the Civil War and as director of the Naval Observatory, 1867-1874. Sands was made rear admiral in 1871, and he retired in 1874. He died in Washington, D.C., in 1883. From the description of Sketch of the river Tabasco from Devil's Bend to the city : taken from the masthead of the Washington, shewing the march of the f...