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The America Schooner (170 Tons), Winner of the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, August 1851

Name: The America Schooner (170 Tons), Winner of the Royal Yacht Squadron Cup, August 1851
Brand: The Regatta
SKU: PA-01922

Unknown lithographer, 1851

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The low black schooner that crossed an ocean and beat a fleet - the boat the world's oldest sporting trophy is named for. Printed in the year of the race itself, while London was still arguing about the result.

Maker: Unknown lithographer
Date: 1851
Medium of the original: Lithograph
Original held by: Royal Museums Greenwich
Credit: Royal Museums Greenwich · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01922

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10 x 8 in	116 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 8 in	106 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
14 x 11 in	85 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	77 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	71 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 16 in	58 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	53 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in	51 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	42 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	35 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	31 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	25 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	21 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged