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The Spanish-American War: sketches by our special artist, Mr. H. C. Seppings Wright, 1898. Creator: Unknown.

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The Spanish-American War: sketches by our special artist, Mr. H. C. Seppings Wright, 1898. 'My trip to Cuba on the High Seas: A United States Gun-Boat Chasing a Barque; The "New York" Firing at Cavalry on Shore; The Tug "Triton," with our Special Artist on Board, coming alongside Admiral Sampson's Flag-Ship. "We embarked on the good tug Triton, belonging to the New York World. Our voyage was...only broken by an interesting incident - the chase of a barque by a United States gun-boat. Far away to leeward we sighted a steamer flogging the water and directing a course right across our bow. The object soon became apparent, for a sailing-vessel shortly hove in sight, crowding on all sail and trying in vain to get away from her pursuer. After an exciting chase of some twenty minutes, our sailing friend was brought to by a shot from the boat. After going alongside and inspecting her papers, the United States boat let her go on. This was the first act of war I saw...by noon we sighted the Blockading Squadron, or rather the New York, looking quite diminutive against the long mountain background of Cuba. Small as she looked, she is quite big enough to prevent anything in the way of supplies reaching the beleaguered city of Havana'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM26A15_490

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Droits gérés

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47.9Mo (6.0Mo) / 42.3cm x 28.4cm / 4999 x 3350 (300dpi)

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