[Ciphering book with folk...
A visually captivating manuscript consisting of mathematical exercises, songs, and poems, illustrated with folk watercolors, mainly depicting naval subjects, including War of 1812 sea-fights. Two of the naval scenes carry full titles and are based on known illustrations: “The Hornet Blockading the Bonne Citoyenne,” from a wood engraving in Horace Kimball’s American.....