antique prints, maps and watercolors

(Swordfishing) Sword-fishing off Nantucket. ca. 1894.$125.00

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“Sword-fishing Off Nantucket”

A dramatic scene after a painting by M.J. Burns of fishermen spearing swordfish from a wooden boat in rough seas off of Nantucket Island.

Hand colored print.
10 ½ x 15 ½ inches, overall. 
Excellent condition save small piece missing from bottom margin well outside of image.