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Lawrence Kearney sketchbook
- Title
- Lawrence Kearney sketchbook, 1817-1818.
- Author
- Kearney, Lawrence.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1625 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 volume)
- Summary
- Lawrence Kearney was a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy in 1817, and continued a naval career through the time of his death in 1868. Kearney earned the rank of commodore in 1867. Lawrence Kearney's sketchbook contains colored drawings of locations along the Atlantic coast, including: Louisburg, Cape Breton Island; New Orleans, Louisiana; Havana, Cuba; and St. John's Harbor, Antigua. Also included are drawings of ships and forts and some specimens of natural history.
- Subjects
- Landscape drawing > 19th century
- Antigua and Barbuda > Landscape drawing
- United States > Navy
- Specimens
- Navies > United States > Officers > 19th century
- Havana (Cuba) > Landscape drawing
- Drawings (visual works)
- Kearney, Lawrence
- Sailors > United States > 19th century
- Sketchbooks
- New Orleans (La.) > Landscape drawing
- Cape Breton Island (N.S.) > Landscape drawing
- Genre/Form
- Drawings (visual works)
- Sketchbooks.
- Specimens.
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Call Number
- MssCol 1625
- OCLC
- 713565261
- Author
- Kearney, Lawrence.
- Title
- Lawrence Kearney sketchbook, 1817-1818.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Terms Of Use
- Copyright retained by any document's creator.
- Occupation
- Sailors United States 19th century.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1625