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GEOFF hUNT'S lITHOGRAPHS
Launching Day, USS America
#	by Geoff Hunt, Launching Day, USS America, The First United States Battleship Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 5 November 1782 In November, 1776, the Continental Congress ordered the construction oof three 74 gun ships. This class of warship was the state-of-the-art naval weapon of the late eighteenth century, and one of the most complex engineering constructions of its day - a remarkably ambitious project for the fledging nation. The three would be the biggest ships so far built in North America. Moreover, they were to be larger than their contemporaries in eithe rthe British or French navies, and "no pains will be spared to make ... so good a ship as can be built in America." Due to the circumstances of the war, only one of these impressive units, the America, was ever completed. She was constructed at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, overseen and launched by her captain-designate, John Paul Jones. The great new ship fell victim to politics and even before completion was given to America's ally France in a grand gesture. She was thus launched under the flags of both the United States and France. The launching itself, into the narrow Piscataqua River, was difficult - the citizens of Portsmouth must have wondered if the 182 foot ship would finish up in their parlors - but was accomplished with the same skill and flair that had marked the rest of this outstanding achievement of Continental shipbuilding. Image Size 19 3/4" x 13 1/4" Limited Edition 700 s/n Print number 1 available for $150.00.--Mystic Seaport, 2002 The first United States battleship: Portsmouth, NH, I:19.8X13.3 T:24X18.5. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01057. Go top.

Gen. Washington's Wolfpack

by Geoff Hunt, Continental Army schooners raiding British supply ships, 1776. Encamped outside Boston in 1775, General Washington's forces outnumbered the British trapped within the city. But the British commanded the sea, and Washington could see their supply ships going to and fro as they pleased. There was no Continental Navy to stop them. Washington was very anxious to disrupt this trade and if possible capture munitions, particularly gunpowder, of which his army was desperately in need. The resourceful general improvised his own navy, leasing eight small schooners and manning them with soldiers from sea-minded units of his army, such as the 21st Massachusetts, who hailed from Marblehead. These little vessels - only about sixty feet long, armed with a handful of four-pounder cannon - when handled with determination, played havoc with British supplies and even captured the longed-for powder ship. During March 1776 they were operating together in groups of up to five. Their career lasted until the fall of 1777, when the last of them passed into history. Their work was done. The Continental Navy was going to sea - some of its officers having first served their country in the schooners of WashingtonOs army. --Mystic Seaport, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00951. Go top.

H.M.S. Augusta, Philadelphia 1777

by Geoff Hunt, British 64-gun ship under fire from Fort Mifflin and Pennsylvania State Navy gunboats. In October 1777 the British Royal Navy tried to force its way up the Delaware River to make contact with their army, then occupying Philadelphia. The State of Pennsylvania had organized a strong defense using underwater obstacles, shore forts, and a purpose-built gunboat navy. But on 23rd October it was misfortune that doomed the 64-gun battleship Augusta, which first ran aground off Fort Mifflin and then caught fire. During the morning this ship and the Merlin, similarly stranded, came under heavy attack from the shore batteries and from Commodore Hazlewood's galleys and guardboats. Despite frantic efforts to save her, the fire gained and the crew were forced to abandon ship, being rescued by ships including the 44-gun Roebuck (at left), which herself was badly damaged. At noon Augusta's magazine exploded, destroying this valuable vessel - the largest British warship lost in action in the whole course of the Revolutionary War. Though the Royal Navy subsequently reached Philadelphia, the protracted river fighting had so delayed British operations that the campaign of 1777 ground to a halt in winter. The delay would ultimately prove fatal to their cause, since the French entered the war before winter ended. --Mystic Seaport, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00950. Go top.

Battle of St. Vincent
#	by Geoff Hunt, Geoff Hunt - The Battle of St. Vincent, 14 February 1797, at about 1:50 pm; leading British ships in action with Spanish main group, H.M.S. Captain in the distance. Image Size: 18" x 151/2", Trim Size: 23" x 21 " Edition limited to 700, Remarques available. --Mystic Seaport, 1999 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00735. Go top.

Fireships on the Hudson River.

by Geoff Hunt, Night Attack on H.M. Ships Phoenix and Rose, August, 1776: On July 12, 1776 the British sent a small squadron of warships into the Hudson River in order to attack the flanks of General Washington's forces. The ships were the Phoenix, 44 guns, the Rose, 20 guns, the schooner Tryal, and two small tenders, the Charlotte and the Shuldham. They were to operate as far up the river as Peekskill. They found themselves in an uneasy situation, with Washington's army in unknown force on both shores. After a month of inconclusive skirmishes, the ships were anchored off "Colonel Phillip's Farm" on the night of 16 August. Just before midnight two vessels were sighted nearby, closing in. Their crews were seen setting fires and abandoning ship - the American rebels were using fireships, the most feared form of attack against combustible wooden warships. While the British hurriedly tried to cut their cables and set sail, the first fireship hit the Charlotte and both vessels burned out. The second fireship narrowly missed the Rose, then crashed into the bow of the flagship Phoenix.. It took twenty desperate minutes before the Phoenix's crew managed to fend off the blazing hulk. Literally overnight, the situation had become far more dangerous than the British imagined. The next day the squadron retreated downriver, taking some damage while passing the American batteries, and anchored off Staten Island - where they found that Vice-Admiral Lord Howe had arrived with the main fleet and army. Image Size 19 3/4" x 14 1/2" Limited Edition 700 s/n Note Print #1 is available for $150.00.--Mystic Seaport, 2002 Night attack on H. M. ships Phoenix and Rose, Aug, I: 19.8X14.5, T: 24x19.8. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01056. Go top.

H.M.S Active In Boston Harbour

by Geoff Hunt, Monday, 19 July 1773; a routine day for British ships in colonial Boston. Captain Williams' 28 gun frigate Active, arrived the day before, is busy with drying sails and resupplying. In the distance lies the Glasgow, with 20 guns. The tall white spire to the left of Active's bowsprit belongs to Old North (Trinity) Church.--Mystic Seaport, Image 20" W X 13, . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00480. Go top.

Med Deployment

by Geoff Hunt, To deter continuing attacks by the notorious Barbary Pirates of Tripoli, The US sent Lieutenant Decatur in command of a 10 vessel squadron. Pictured are the distinguished U.S.S. Ontario, a ship-sloop fitted with 20 32 lb. carronnades, a very powerful short range weapon. Partly obscured by the lateen rigged Xebec is the Guerriere a 44 gun frigate. Continuing to the right is the 36 gun Frigate U.S.S. Constellation and the Macedonian, a 38 gun frigate, captured from the English by Decatur in 1812 and lastly the brig U.S.S. Epervier, also taken from the English. The squadron went on to capture the Algerian Pirate's Flagship, bombard Tripoli and then negotiate the cessation of attacks on American shipping in the Mediterranean. --Mystic Seaport, Image 13 1/3" H X 20" W -- Paper 18 1/3" H X 24" W, . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00392. Go top.

Fighting Ships

H.M.S. Temeraire

by Geoff Hunt, --Mystic, 2004 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00171. Go top.

H.M.S. Pickle
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Mystic, 2004 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00172. Go top.

H.M.S. Indefatigable
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Mystic, 2004 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00173. Go top.

H.M.S. Captain
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Mystic, 204 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00174. Go top.

H.M.S. Agamemnon
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Mystic, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00175. Go top.

Imports from the UK
Agamemnon fires on Ca Ira
#	by Geoff Hunt, "She is the finest I ever sailed on," said Horatio Nelson of Agamemnon. Seaman said she could outsail any ship she could not outgun, and outgun any ship she could not outsail. In this scene she's outsailing the rest of the British fleet to engage single-handed the vastly larger but crippled Ca Ira.--Lucraft, 850 signed and numbered copies, 22.5X 28. L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00826. Go top.

Boreas in the West Indies March 1787

by Geoff Hunt, The 28-gun frigate Boreas, an early command in the West indies, came close to ruining Nelson's career. Keeping to the letter of the Navigation Act, he found the Islanders of Nevis suing him for 40,000 Pounds, something of a problem for a man whose full pay was 260 Pounds a year! However, he was later vindicated and the same island also provided him with a wife, Fanny. Nelson at least enjoyed some fair weather passages on Boreas, as the painting shows.--Lucraft, 850 signed and numbered copies, 22.5X 28. L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00827. Go top.

Vanguard in Heavy Weather off Toulon 19th May 1798 #58, 59

by Geoff Hunt, Vanguard, a 74-gun ship of the line was to be Nelson's flagship at the Battle of the Nile, his first great victory as an admiral in command of a major fleet. However, in the prelude to the Battle, Nelson was caught off-guard by a a storm while laying in wait for the French off Toulon. It nearly cost him his ship, his reputation and even his life. Only the "Nelsonic" behavior of Captain Ball of Alexander saved the day.--Lucraft, 850 copies, 22.5X 28. L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00829. Go top.

Victory and Squadron in Light Airs

by Geoff Hunt, A tribute to the Royal Navy's most historic ship, still in commission, and preserved for all time at Portsmouth. masterly in detail as it is grand in concept, the painting marks Geoff Hunt as one of the most outstanding marine painters of his generation. Victory is shown during the great blockade which preceded Trafalgar carrying an enormous spread of sail in response to the "light airs." During this period Nelson did not go ashore for two years.--Lucraft, 850 copies, 22.5X 28. L, Your price $400.00, Book Number B00830. [SOLD OUT]Go top.

Victory races Temeraire for the enemy line, Trafalgar 21st October 1805 #215, 156

by Geoff Hunt, The most significant battle in British naval history took place at walking pace, in light winds, with the great ships of the British opposing the combined Franco-Spanish fleets, all rolling slowly in the Atlantic Swell. The British line led by Nelson in Victory took six hours to get within range. As they, at last, approached the enemy line Temeraire began to overtake Victory. Nelson was not amused. "I'll thank you, Captain Harvey, to take your proper station," he shouted across to Temeraire.--Lucraft, 850 copies, 22.5X 28. L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00828. Go top.

Victory Breaks the Enemy Line, Trafalgar 21st October 1805
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Lucraft, , . L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00178. Go top.

Victory on the Atlantic Chase, 1805
#	by Geoff Hunt, --Lucraft, 2005 , . L, List Price $290.00, Your price $290.00, Book Number B00177. Go top.

Maritime Scenes
Henry B. Hyde
#	by Geoff Hunt, Shipbuilding along the Kennebec river; the Henry B. Hyde alongside. The Henry B Hyde was launched in November of 1884 at the Chapman & Flint yard in Bath, Maine. Built for the lucrative San Francisco trade she rounded the Horn 16 times and, was generally considered the finest "Downeaster" ever built. At 267 LOA, 45 foot beam and 2,583 ton, she is shown here making ready for her maiden voyage. This was a treacherous prospect during Maine's brutal winter as the frequent Northeasters took the lives of many sailors.--Mystic Seaport, 2002 Launch, ready for fitting, I: 19.8X14.5, T: 24x19.8. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00394. Go top.

Other than Patrick O'Brian Covers
H.M.S Artemis (32)
#	by Geoff Hunt, Created for the cover of 'Artimis,' the second novel in Julian Stockwin's series about Thomas Paine Kydd. Those who have sailed the Great Southern Oceans themselves have confimed what an astonishingly accurate representation this is.--ArtColony, ed: 850 includ 85 rem., 14.5X21. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01074. Go top.

H.M.S Duke William: Coming aboard

by Geoff Hunt, Drawing inspiration from the first two pages of Julian Stockwin's book, "Kydd," we gain another atmospheric images of fighting sail from Geoff Hunt. We see several vessels at anchor in the Thames Estuary at Nore. The changeable light of January sparkles through clouds over the sea. Though fraught with immense detail, we still have a sense of the enormity of being alongside one of these huge weapons of war.--Artimport, 2002 ed: 850 includ 85 rem., IMAGE: 14.8X21. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01073. Go top.

Patrick O'Brian Covers
Master And Commander [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] Jack Aubrey's first command, the little 14 gun brig-sloop Sophie, is seen here peacefully moored in Port Mahon, Minorca. Though Sophie was only the size of a yacht, (seventy-eight feet along the gun deck) she carried a crew of eighty or ninety. The blue flag signifies that she belongs to an Admiral of the blue squadron. --Mystic Seaport, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00478. Go top.

HMS Surprise, Off Calcutta
#	by Geoff Hunt, HMS Surprise, Off Calcutta s/n $250 edition size: 850 Size: 16" x 22" HMS Surprise, Off Calcutta Rem $400 edition size: 75 Size: 16" x 22" HMS Surprise, Off Calcutta g/c $600 edition size: 250 Size: 16" x 24" cover of book B00089--Mystic Seaport, 2005 , 16X22. L, Your price $250.00, Book Number B00197. Go top.

Mauritius Command [POB Cover]

by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] Sunset in the Indian Ocean, viewed from the upper masts of HMS Otter. The Otter, a ship-sloop, was a relatively small vessel with 18 guns. Beyond her are the larger frigates Boadicea, Sirius, and Nereide. All the ships are busy shortening sail and taking in their topgallants - a common precaution at nightfall if squalls were expected. --Mystic Seaport, Image 13" W X 20" H -- Paper Size 17" W X 25" H, . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00479. Go top.

Desolation Island [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, Desolation Island - 12 1/2" x 18" --Mystic, 2004 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01297. Go top.

Surgeon's Mate [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, The Surgeon's Mate - 11 7/8" x 18"--, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01267. Go top.

Ionian Mission [POB Cover]

by Geoff Hunt, [SOLD OUT] H.M.S. Worcester, a 74 gun ship, is leading two of her sisterships blockading the French at Toulon. Aubrey was in command of the ship, under the authority of the squadron's Admiral. The fictitious H.M.S. Worcester represents the 40 boat "Armada" class of 1806, which were designed by committee and hurriedly built under the press of active hostility. These vessels sailed poorly and were weakened by hasty construction, a dangerous combination for blockade duty. (See also the 74 Gun Ship model.) --Mystic Seaport, Image 20" X 13 2/3" Paper 24"X, . L, Your price $700.00, Book Number B00393. Go top.

Treason's Harbour [POB Cover]

by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] Treason's Harbour depicts a quiet evening in Grand Harbor Malta. Capt Aubrey's beloved H.M.S. Surprise is in the foreground as a cutter leaves the dock. Standing guard at Surprise's stemhead is the Marine sentry, ready with loaded musket, to shoot any deserters. In the background is a British 74 gun warship, the standard battleship of the day. To the left of Surprise is a Genoese Barque being towed in the calm evening.--Mystic Seaport, Image 20" H X 13 2/3" W -- Paper, . L, Your price $250.00, Book Number B00391. Go top.

Letter of Marque
#	by Geoff Hunt, used as cover of Letter of Marque B00040. Letter of Marque s/n $150, edition size: 850 Size: 16" x 22" Letter of Marque Rem $400, edition size: 75 Size: 16" x 22" Letter of Marque g/c $600, edition size: 250 Size: 16" x 23 1/4" --Mystic Seaport, 2005 , 16X22. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00196. Go top.

Thirteen-gun Salute; The [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] "The Thirteen-gun Salute" Image size 13"W X 20"H -- Paper size 18"W X 25.5"H The ship's boat has been lowered away to tow the ship away from a lee-shore where cliffs loom large and threatening. Hardly a breeze and that's seems--Mystic Seaport, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00059. Go top.

Wine Dark Sea [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, Wine-Dark Sea - 20" x12 7/8" --, 2004 , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01265. Go top.

Commodore; The [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, The Commodore - 20" x 15 1/4"--Mystic, Remarques available $, . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01298. Go top.

Yellow Admiral; The [POB Cover]

by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] The Yellow Admiral - Readers of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series will recognize this image as the cover artwork for book 16, "The Yellow Admiral". Edition limited to 700. Image Size: 18 1/2" x 22", Trim Size: 13 1/2" x 16 1/4" Remarques available. --Mystic Seaport, 1999 trim: 18.5 x 22, image: 13.5 x 16.3, . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00734. Go top.

Hundred Days; The [POB Cover]

by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] From The Hundred Days: "... the rain stopped and the wind lessened, though it was still capable of a powerful gust from the same direction. 'Mr. Woodbine," said Jack to the master, 'I believe we may send up the topgallantmasts and spread a little more canvas.' This, with the help of a clearing sky over the main ocean, the light of a splendid moon, and a more regular sea, was soon done; and the squadron, well in hand, at the proper cable's length apart, ran down the Moroccan coast under courses and full topsails with an easier following sea and the wind on their larboard quarter; they were still in the order of their leaving , Ringle lying under Surprise's lee, as became a tender."--Mystic Seaport, SOLD OUT, 25x20.5 paper,. L, List Price $250.00, Your price $250.00, Book Number B00596. Go top.

Blue at the Mizzen [POB Cover]
#	by Geoff Hunt, [BOOK COVER] Subtitled The HMS Surprise of Cape Pilar. The decks are awash in heavy seas but the crew, and Jack, are busy on the windward side of the ship while the lee rail is diving into the seas.--Mystic Seaport, image size 20.8x15.3; paper, 25x20.5, . L, List Price $200.00, Your price $200.00, Book Number B00759. Go top.

Based on the Patrick O'Brian Series of Books
H.M.S Surprise: The Far Side of the World [POB based]
#	by Geoff Hunt, Signed Edition Lithograph limited to 750 Image Size: 18 3/4" x 13 3/4". Trim Size: 23 1/4" x 19". Limited Edition of 750 s/n. The HMS Surprise, under command of Capt. Jno. Aubrey, RN, somewhere in the southern Atlantic, searching for... at this point it depends on whether you read the series or saw the movie. But the print itself has been described as the last painting of the Surprise Geoff Hunt will do. In this painting Geoff seems to have imagined a mist that softens his normally brilliant blues. Sea Room will have an advance sale until May26, 2003 at 0000GMT of this print at $105.00 (plus $3.00 for packing and postage). After that date, the print will be $110.00. -- L, Book Number B00143. List price $125.00, your price as indicated in previous paragraph --Mystic, 2003 Image Size: 18.8 x13.8; trim size: 23.3x19, Limited to 750 copies. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01164. Go top.

Spithead Anchorage: Capt. Aubrey's Navy [POB based]

by Geoff Hunt, A peaceful afternoon finds several of the ships and vessels associated with Patrick O'Brian's naval hero Captain Aubrey gathered together at Spithead, just off Portsmouth. From a high viewpoint, perhaps the topsail yard of a nearby ship, we look down-Solent. The Isle of Wight lies in the distance. From left to right the vessels are: Ariel, 18 gun sloop (The Surgeon's Mate); Polychrest, experimental 24-gun sloop (Post Captain); foreground Leopard, 50-gun fourth-rate (Desolation Island); Boadicea, 38-gun frigate (The Mauritius Command); Ringle, Baltimore-built armed schooner (The Commodore & c). Geoff Hunt is best known for painting the covers of Patrick O'Brian novels, where his meticulous attention to historical detail serves him well. A member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists, his work is found in the Royal Naval Museum, Royal Naval Submarine Museum, Mystic Maritime Gallery and private collections worldwide.--Mystic Seaport, 2000 Image 13.8 x 21; sheet size 19 x 25.3, 13.8 X 21. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00884. Go top.

Dispatches for Admiral Thornton. [POB based]

by Geoff Hunt, As related in Patrick O'Brian's novel, Ionian Misssion, the Royal Navy devoted a colossal effort during the Napoleonic wars to the close blockade of the French coast, maintaining fleets of ships-of-the-line in a permanent basis in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean. It was the first time in history that blockade on such a scale ahd been attempted. While the ships-of-the-line endlessly patrolled their stations, smaller vessels ran to and fro with supplies and information. In this Mediterranean scene we see the frigate HMS Surprise arriving with dipatches for Admiral Thornton who is flying his flag in the massive 110-gun HMS Ocean. Both ships are hove-to, allowing boats to shuttle between them. The Mediterranean is sometimes far from being a peaceful sea, particularly in winter; and rain squalls are sweeping over the fleet.--Mystic Seaport, 2001 700 S/N and 75 remarque, Image 22x13.8, Trim 26.3. L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B01041. Go top.

H.M.S Trusty

by Geoff Hunt, "HMS Trusty in English Harbour, Antigua" Image size 21"W X 17"H -- Paper size 26"W X 17"H Sails are hung to dry but the mainsail is spread to serve as an awning. The main yard provides a ready hoist to bring aboard a cask from a boat alongside and a ship's boat returns. In the background a ship is hauled over for careening.--Mystic Seaport, , . L, List Price $150.00, Your price $150.00, Book Number B00143. Go top.