1836 The NAVAL MONUMENT w 25 engravings 1812-1814 battles + TRIPPE family

Description

The Naval Monument
The Naval Monument, Containing Official and Other Accounts Of All The Battles Fought Between the Navies of the United States and Great Britain During The Late War
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Boston: A. Bowen, 1816. Octavo: ca. 4 x 7 3/4. Copper and wood engravings.
The most stirring and, for the United States, successful action during the War of 1812 were fought by the young U.S. Navy. With glorious victories on Lake Champlain, Lake Erie and on the high seas, the captains and ships of the U.S. Navy were the greatest heroes to come out of this war. The demand by the military and the public for information and illustrations of these battles and figures was satisfied by the publication, in 1816--shortly after the war ended--of
The Naval Monument
. This included descriptions of the naval battles fought during the war, along with twenty five illustrations of those battles, produced in both copper and wood engravings. These are some of the best contemporary images of these battles and this combined with the scarcity of these prints makes them most desirable.
so this book is as shown with a lot of added history, from the TRIPPE family the covers are not connected. it is missing a few of the engravings (Chesapeak & Shannon, First view of Com Perry's victory (2), and Second View of Com Perry's victory(2)). there are facsimilies of the com perry's victory both of which are 2 pages each.  most of the engravings are wood engravings, a few are copper and much better, the copper ones are the frontispiece, Constitution's escape from a British squadron(my 6th photo), Com. Macdonough's victory & United States squadron returning from Mediterranean (it is in the wrong spot in the book for some reason.  there is a signiture at the end of the book from 1841, John Holland.
people do remove these images for individaul sale.
book is 326 pages + index, and a bunch of added history from the grandma who later gave this book to her grandchild