Currier, Charles Jacob (sold)
Charles Jacob Currier (February 8, 1819 - December 4, 1887) was an American publisher, lithographer, and engraver active in New York during the second half of the 19th century. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Currier is often overshadowed by his older brother, Nathaniel Currier, of the Currier and Ives firm. While Charles Currier is sometimes associated with Currier and Ives, and with Nathaniel Currier separately, he also published independently under his own imprint. It was Charles Currier who introduced Nathaniel Currier (1813 - 1888), to his brother-in-law James Merritt Ives (1824 - 1895), who eventually partnered in 1857 to found one of the predominate graphic publishing firms in American history, Currier and Ives. He died in Brookline, Massachusetts and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
The costly battle for Charleston Harbor.
The siege of Charleston.
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A wonderful example of Charles Currier and James Ives' print depicting the 1863 siege of Charleston during the U.S. Civil War. It shows Charleston Harbor, including Fort Sumter, where the war had begun more than two years before, as Union forces attempted to seize fortifications around the harbor and eventually the city itself. (more details)
Rare map of New Haven showing original grantees!
A Plan of the Town of New Haven. With all the Buildings in 1748 Taken by the Hon. Gen. Wadsworth of Durham, To Which Are Added The Name's and Profession's of the Inhabitants at that period, also the Location of Lots to many of the first Grantees.
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This is a c. 1865 Charles Currier and David R. Brown lithographic reissue of the 1806 Thomas Kensett / James Wadsworth map of New Haven, Connecticut, as it appeared in 1748. The Kensett / Wadsworth map is considered to be the earliest map of New Haven. The map is oriented roughly to the northwest and covers the 9 city blocks surrounding the New Haven Green. It further extends to incorporate the harbor and nearby waterways, most of which have since been altered by landfill projects. The identifies Yale University (built in 1717), the city hall (constructed in 1668), and two trees on the Green plated in 1686. It further notes the location of various c. 1748 private residences, noting the owner's name and profession. In the lower right quadrant, there appears a list of the original 38 grantees, most of which also appear on the map. (more details)
General Grant with his beloved warhorse, Cincinnati.
[General Grant and Cincinnati.]
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A striking 1885 four-color chromolithograph portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his fully dressed chestnut warhorse Cincinnati. Grant his here presented in as a Brigadier General, with three stars on his epaulets, suggesting this portrait must represent Grant sometime between 1864 and 1865. Union troops with an American flag battle standard march in the background. This image was issued in 1885 just a few days after Grant's death - presumably to capitalize on general enthusiasm eulogizing the war hero. (more details)