Washington on his mission to the Ohio. [engraving]

Washington on his mission to the Ohio. [engraving]

New York Martin, Johnson & Co. c1857

1 print ; on sheet 29 x 23 cm.

P&E L1993.892m

A young Major George Washington, on horseback, traveling with John Davidson, his Indian guide, and another soldier ahead of the rest of the party pictured in the background, to visit Manacatoocha at Logstown to gather information on French forces during the French and Indian War.
An illustration from Schroeder's, Life and times of Washington, Vol. 1, between pages 52 and 53.
Below the title it reads: "From the original painting by Alonzo Chappell, [sic] in the possession of the Publishers."

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