The deciding race of 1885 - Boston's white sloop and the English cutter driving for the line together. Puritan won the decider by under two minutes; the print sold on that margin.

Maker: Currier & Ives
Date: 1885
Medium of the original: Hand-colored lithograph
Original held by: Library of Congress
Credit: Library of Congress · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01935

As chosen: 24 x 18 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	24 x 18 in
Outside size	25.6 x 19.6 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	842	Excellent	Trimmed 2.1%
14 x 11 in	612	Excellent	Trimmed 0.3%
16 x 12 in	537	Excellent	Trimmed 4.3%
20 x 16 in	421	Excellent	Trimmed 2.1%
24 x 18 in	358	Excellent	Trimmed 4.3%
30 x 24 in	280	Excellent	Trimmed 2.1%
40 x 30 in	215	Excellent	Trimmed 4.3%
48 x 36 in	179	Good	Trimmed 4.3%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
12 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
18 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
24 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
30 x 20 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
36 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop
60 x 40 in	Wrong shape: a 15% crop