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Boston: J.H. Bufford, [ca. 1867].. Tinted lithograph, 17 x 21 inches. A few small chips and short closed tears at edges, not affecting image. Browned, a few patches of light dampstaining at top edge, horizontal line of dust soiling across upper quarter of sheet. Good. Matted. A rare lithograph of the U.S.S. Saratoga at the Battle of Anton Lizardo. The battle, which took place just off Veracruz in March 1860, played an important role in ending Mexico's Reform War by denying the rebel conservatives much needed munitions and ensuring their defeat by liberal government forces. The Saratoga, formerly a part of Perry's Far East Squadron, had been sailing in the Gulf of Mexico under the command of Thomas Turner, and attacked the two Mexican rebel ships on the understanding that they had defected from the Mexican navy and were now considered pirates by their government. On March 6 the Saratoga and several smaller accompanying ships succeeded in capturing the General Miramon and running the Marques of Havana… Read More