antique prints, maps and watercolors

Associate Justice Joseph Story. New York, 1862. $95.00

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Joseph Story (1779-1845) was a US Supreme Court Associate Justice who was insturmental in the founding of Harvard Law School. He was an abolitionist and played and important role in the Amistad case.

From a series of beautifully engraved portraits most based upon photographs.
New York: Joshua, Fry & Co, 1867.
10 ¾ x 8 inches, sheet.
Steel engraving.
Excellent condition.