Russian Imperial Naval Officers - Zelenoi Bootakov Fedorovski Lesoffski Kopitov

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Antique Print Description
This is an original engraved print titled,
"Our Russian Visitors. Photographed By Brady."
The officers pictured are from left to right: Captain Zelenoi, Captain Bootakov, Captain Fedorovski, Admiral Lesoffski, Captain Kopitov, Captain Kraemer and Captain Lundh.  It was published in a Civil War era Harper's Weekly, November 7, 1863 and measures 9" x 13.5" with wide margins for framing. This dated print is in very good condition with a few stains in the margins; structurally sound and flexible paper. It is a highly displayable Civil War collectible and is guaranteed to be as described.
"September-December 1863: Visits by Russian Imperial Navy During the Civil War, Russian naval ships sailed to New York in late 1863 to demonstrate Russia's naval capability and its growing support for the North. More importantly, this was a strategic move in anticipation of a possible war with the British following the recent Polish uprising against Russian rule. By staging visits to U.S. ports, the Russian Navy aimed to relocate a number of its ships so that they would not be trapped in the Baltic Sea in the event of war in Europe. New York celebrated the visitors in style, with lavish social events, parades, and military reviews. The ships eventually called on the ports of Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, and Annapolis, and traveled as far south as Alexandria. Russian officers entertained members of the U.S. Cabinet and Congress on board. A separate Pacific squadron visited California. (https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/pubs/fs/85739.htm)" You may be interested in
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Are those odd lines on the image a defect in the print?
Antique prints often have faint vertical or horizontal lines visible. Rather than a defect, they are a fascinating historical artifact of the popular engraving process employed by newspapers at the time of the Civil War? During the war, newspaper publishers needed a method where they could get the illustrations produced by newspaper artists in the battlefield to the American public as quickly as possible.
To do this, the illustration was divided into sections usually two inches square. Double page prints were divided into as many as 40 sections. The section was traced onto a wood block. Engravers cut into the wood with various tools creating a mirror image of their section of the illustration. The blocks were then screwed together, recreating the original illustration. This would then be inked and stamped onto the newsprint. The lines on the image above are a result of where the blocks of wood were joined together.
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