Created on 2024-11-15

This image is a black and white illustration from a publication titled "Harper's Weekly," dated April 25, 1863. It shows a scene on a ship with a group of individuals dressed in mid-19th-century attire. A man standing in the foreground is holding a sextant, an instrument used for navigation, up to his eye, while another is climbing what seems to be the ship's rigging ladder, looking out to the sea. The illustration is titled "The Approach of the British Pirate 'Alabama,'" which suggests that the individuals depicted are aboard a ship that has sighted the CSS Alabama, a warship of the Confederate States Navy. The piece is signed "Homer del." indicating the artist who drew it. The CSS Alabama was a notorious vessel that disrupted Union shipping during the American Civil War.

Created on 2024-11-13

The image depicts a scene from the American Civil War era, showing the approach of a British pirate ship called the "Alabama". In the foreground, there are several people on the deck of a ship, including a man standing on a ladder or scaffolding, scanning the horizon with a spyglass. Behind him, other individuals are gathered, some in formal attire and others in more casual clothing. The overall mood of the scene suggests a sense of tension or anticipation as the British ship approaches.