
GIFFORD, Robert Swain, (American, 1840-1905): ''Punta Rassa'', Fort Dulaney Florida, an illustration done for Harper's Magazine, 1885 for an article titled ''The Cruise of the Wallory'', W/C, 4 3/4'' x 10 1/2'', titled verso, signed, labeled verso, framed. Fort Dulaney played a pivotal role in the Seminole Indian wars and Spanish American War, where the cable was first received in the US from Cuba about the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana Harbor. Small spot in sky with several minor abrasions.




