Two Late 19th C. Boston Pen and Ink Clipper Ship Drawings on Ledger Paper Terrain red bowls flushed face

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"Spencerian" steel pen drawings provided an diversion from the more repetitive practice of writing alphabets

I've been looking at a fair number of cyanotypes lately

this figure would certainly make for a special and unusual housewarming gift

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Two Late 19th C. Boston Pen and Ink Clipper Ship Drawings on Ledger Paper Terrain red bowls flushed faceI have a hard time resisting old ship drawings, but what especially sold me on these is that they were done on old used ledger paper, with the header on one of them being Boston, Sept. 1895 (and including what appear to be fairly substantial assets.) As Boston had been quite a hub of clipper ship design and building, I'd like to think whoever drew these had a personal connection, or at least observed these beauties on the sea, first hand. I don't