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Boston Light

S. l. (Boston), J. Latham, 1876. First Edition. First edition; 5 1/2 x 7 1/2; single sheet, chromolithographed illustration, subtitle, and publisher's imprint to recto; a light blue stamp of American Art Publishing Co. to verso; very faint, tiny circular spots to corners of verso, from being previously mounted in frame; minor wear to corners; in very good to near fine condition. A lovely image of Boston Light being approached by several ships amidst turbulent seas. The lighthouse on Little Brewster Island in outer Boston Harbor was initially built in 1716 and it would be the first in what is today the United States. The current one dates from 1783 and it is the only lighthouse to still be actively staffed by the US Coast Guard. Near fine .

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Book number: 003191

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Boston, Maritime, Illustration

Mumford, B. M.; et al

Ship's Insurance Document for the Brig Eliza, Sailing with Cargo from Curracoa to New York

New York, By the author, 1804. Printed document, partially filled in manuscript; 16 1/2 x 10 1/4 unfolded; pp. [4], text to pp. 1 only; closed horizontal cut along fold line, almost splitting the paper in half, else minor wear; in good condition. An interesting piece of maritime history, the policy covered Brig Eliza, with Master of the voyage Jones, sailing with cargo from Curracoa to New York. At the time, ships' insurance was a huge business, when both unexpected storms and French and British privateers could wipe a merchant's entire livelihood. The insurance broker - B. M. Mumford - had his offices at the Tontine Coffee House - the historical landmark, considered an epitome of the history of finance. The coffee shop, founded in 1793 in Manhattan at 68 Wall Street, was where the New York Stock Exchange was located (after the Buttonwood Agreement of 1792). Docking ships registered their cargo there and newly-arrived slaves were traded at the Tontine. Good .

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Book number: 004208

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Americana, Maritime

Various

A Small Collection of Maritime-Related Business Cards

San Francisco, New York, Marshfield, OR, Various, 1900. First Edition. Seven business cards, n. d. but approximately 1900 to 1920; various sizes, largest measuring 2 3/4 x 4 3/4; all printed in black, in various fonts; two of them with glue spots and age-toning, the rest with minor wear and occasional spots to margins; overall in very good condition. An interesting collection of business cards, most representing companies in San Francisco, but also New York and Marshfield, OR, they covered various branches of the maritime industry of the early 20th century, including a ship and machine blacksmith (E. Geib), a steam vessel broker (Louis Spitzer), a sea anchor business (Captain Frederick Rouse, who would survive the sinking of his ship by a U-boat in 1918), a sail maker (John L. Prior Co.), steam and sailing vessels builder (Kruse & Banks), and so on. Very good .

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Book number: 002438

Catalogue: Maritime

Keywords: Maritime, Business Cards