(MARITIME) Childs John; lithographer Wreck of the Steamship

Sale 2344 - Lot 165

Price Realized: $ 3,000

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

(MARITIME.) Childs, John; lithographer. Wreck of the Steamship Central America--Appalling Disaster. Hand-colored lithograph, 14 x 17 3/4 inches; faint dampstaining, some marginal chipping, 3" repaired tear extending into image, professionally stabilized and conserved. Philadelphia, circa 1858

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A hurricane sank this ship off Cape Hatteras in September, killing hundreds of crew and passengers, and sending ten tons of Californian gold to the bottom of the sea. The gold was recovered in 1987; several books have been written about the case. We are aware of no other copies of this print at auction.