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Description Military College of Chapultepec, hand tinted lithograph published by Nathaniel Currier, c. 1847 following the Battle of Chapultepec at Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City during the Mexican-American War. A United States flag indicates the outcome of the battle. The work depicts the Military College of Chapultepec, the ancient site of the halls of the Montezumas. lith. & pub. by N. Currier, from a sketch by Gualdi, and forwarded by Lieut. Larkin Smith, U.S.A. 1 print : lithograph, hand-colored.
Date circa 1847
date QS:P,+1847-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Author Pub. N. Currier
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