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Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 Engraving with original painted border showing Banks, Battle of Port Hudson, etc

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07449 Author/Creator: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 Place Written: s.l. Type: Print Date: 1863 ca. Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 48.2 cm, Width: 36.8 cm Order a Copy

Oval engraving, retouched, surrounded by a painted gouache border illustrating Banks's career as a politician and general. Possibly intended for reproduction. Signed lower right by "Wm Thomberger."

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