McKay's four-decked giant, the largest wooden sailing ship ever launched, shown under full sail. She burned at her New York pier before her maiden voyage; the print preserves the ship as built, which no photograph could.

Maker: N. Currier
Date: c. 1853
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-01903

As chosen: 18 x 12 in, art print, classic frame
Picture	18 x 12 in
Outside size	19.6 x 13.6 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
12 x 8 in	231	Excellent	Trimmed 2.3%
18 x 12 in	154	Good	Trimmed 2.3%

Sizes withheld
Size	Why
10 x 8 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
14 x 11 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
16 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
20 x 16 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
24 x 16 in	115 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
30 x 20 in	92 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
30 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 19% crop
36 x 24 in	77 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
48 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 13% crop
60 x 40 in	46 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged