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Decatur and the Turk

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Image ID

808928


Item data

Title

Decatur and the Turk

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1801s

Names

Heinemann, Ernest, 1848-1912 (Wood-engraver)
Davidson, Julian Oliver, 1853-1894 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1882

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-180

Subjects

Decatur, Stephen, 1779-1820
United States -- 1800-1809
Philadephia (Ship) -- 1800-1809
Military personnel -- American -- Africa, North -- 1800-1809
Naval warfare -- Africa, North -- 1800-1809
United States -- History -- Tripolitan War, 1801-1805
Fighting -- Africa, North -- 1800-1809
Pirates -- 1800-1809

Genres

Conjectural Works
Naval Prints

Notes

Content: Written on border: "[1881]"

Physical Description

Wood engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 12 cm. (5 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613350
Barcode: 33333159314885
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f1b4ce00-c530-012f-749d-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1882

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Decatur and the Turk" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1b4ce00-c530-012f-749d-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1882). Decatur and the Turk Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1b4ce00-c530-012f-749d-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Decatur and the Turk" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f1b4ce00-c530-012f-749d-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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