UNUSUALLY LARGE CLIPPER SHIP ANDREW JACKSON CARD, 1861.


Ephemera. Extra Notice. For San Francisco. Only 35 cts. per cubic foot on the Fastest Ship in the World. The Clipper Ship Andrew Jackson. New York: Printed by Nesbit & Co, December 16th, 1861. Printed card, 255 x 170 mm. Engraving of the soldier Andrew Jackson on horseback. Matted and framed.RARE CLIPPER SHIP SURVIVAL. Between Christmas Day 1859 and March 23, 1860, the Andrew Jackson made the passage from New York City to San Francisco (around Cape Horn), a journey of 89 days (and 4 hours), becoming one of only two ships to make the journey at that speed. In fact, the time recorded by the Andrew Jackson was 4 hours faster than that of Flying Cloud, lending support to the claim made here "Fastest Ship in the World. The same image adorns a sailing card for Andrew Jackson printed by Nesbitt in 1862, but this handbill is decidedly more rare, and much larger than the standard clipper ship card.