Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
McMurtrie, William Birch (1816-1872), American, artist
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
Wreck of Tennessee [near Point Bonita, California]
Date:
[1850-1855]
Materials:
drawing on paper: pencil
Dimensions:
18.1 x 27.3 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1300:18--AL B
Subject:
- California, Northern
- San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
- Waterfronts
- Drawings
- Landscapes
- Travel sketches
Heading:
Content/Description:
Notes:
Coastline from sea; slopes rise steeply from water; flag (or tent?) on small outcropping. Possibly Tennessee Cove where the Tennessee (ship) ran aground.
Heading:
Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Handwritten title (LC). Handwritten (ML, on hill): red.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf0489n9j 9

Wreck of Tennessee [near Point Bonita, California]