The first defense: England's Cambria against a whole New York fleet, and the little Magic first home. The day the 1851 trophy became a contest - the America's Cup as an event begins here.

Maker: Currier & Ives
Date: 1870
Medium of the original: Hand-colored lithograph
Original held by: Wikimedia Commons
Credit: Wikimedia Commons · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01929

As chosen: 10 x 8 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	10 x 8 in
Outside size	11.6 x 9.6 in
Depth	0.9 in (22 mm)
Weight	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: shipped weight per size and frame]]
Hanging	[[REAL PROOF NEEDED: hanging hardware Prodigi fits to this frame]]
Material	Enhanced matte art paper, 200 gsm; acrylic glazing
Made in	Charlotte, North Carolina, by Prodigi

Before a size goes on sale, the file is measured against it: pixels per inch at that size, how much of the picture a crop would lose, tone and sharpness. A size that fails is not offered, so there is nothing to choose wrong.

How the print check works

Sizes offered
Size	dpi	Grade	How it fits
10 x 8 in	179	Good	Trimmed 2.3%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
14 x 11 in	130 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 12 in	114 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
20 x 16 in	89 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 18 in	76 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
30 x 24 in	59 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
40 x 30 in	45 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
48 x 36 in	38 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop

Scanned: 2026-10-07
Master file: 1,838 x 1,436 px, srgb
Tone: Darks 54, lights 174 of 255; 0% clipped light, 0% clipped dark
Colour: 0% vivid
Sharpness: 1.83