MURDOCH MCPHERSON (CANADIAN, 1841-1915)

THE AMERICAN FRIGATE ESSEX

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MURDOCH MCPHERSON (CANADIAN, 1841-1915)
THE AMERICAN FRIGATE ESSEX
SIGNED WITH INITIALS 'M M.P.' LOWER LEFT AND INSCRIBED WITH TITLE LOWER CENTER
WATERCOLOR ON PAPER
17 X 24IN. (45.1 X61.5CM.)

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THE ESSEX WAS BUILT IN 1799 BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION BY ENOS BRIGGS, SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS. SHE WAS A 32 GUN FRIGATE WITH A LENGTH OF 141 FEET 9 INCHES, A MOLDED BEAM OF 37 FEET, AND HER DEPTH IN HOLD 12 FEET 3 INCHES.

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