The Capture of the Gipsey Schooner of New York on the 30th of April, 1812, by H.M. Ships Hermese and Belle Poule.
First state, with the British sloop-of-war Hermes spelled “Hermese” (corrected in second state), and very rare, especially in first state: no sales listed in Rare Book Hub since Maggs in 1928 (second state). The print depicts the American privateer Gipsey in mid-ocean and flying the American flag, with the British..... More