Title

Longitudes

Preview

Creator

Franklin Stanwood

Date of Birth

1852

Date of Death

1888

Medium

Oil on wood panel

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Document Type

Three Dimensional Object

Physical Format of Original

oil painting

Size of Original

40" x 72"

Contributing Institution

Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives

Creation Date

1887

Description

Also known as "Exchanging Longitudes in Mid-ocean." Stanwood was a Portland native and specialized in marine art, having gone to sea as a young man. The figure on the smaller ship holds a longitude board marked 74.50, fixing their position west of Cape Horn.

Recommended Citation

Stanwood, Franklin, "Longitudes" (1887). Art@PPL images. 12.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/artppl_images/12