#military reconnaissance

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Staff Pick of the Week

In 1846 the British and Americans finally settled their land dispute over the Oregon Territory, potentially preventing another war from breaking out, as both countries had begun to populate the land. One year before the treaty was finalized, the British sent out Lt. Henry J. Warre and another officer to do a reconnaissance mission of the territory. The primary goal was to get a lay of the land if war was truly to break out. While taking military notes, Lt. Henry J. Warre also completed at least 80 sketches of the natural environment and the groups of people they encountered. Although his findings were never used since both governments had reached peace before his journey was completed, a folio of his work started to circulate in London, published two years after his return. Why the artwork had been made wasn’t released to the public.

Our edition of Warre's Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory was published in Barre, Massachusetts by the Imprint Society in 1970 and printed by the Meriden Gravure Company in Connecticut in an edition of 1,950. Warre’s 71 watercolors were reproduced from the originals in four-color duotone offset lithography. The font is Monotype Bell set A. Colish in Mt. Vernon, New York, on paper made by the Curtis Paper Company in Newark, Delaware. Finally, the binding was done by the Russel-Rutter Company in New York.

I really liked the art in this book, especially how soft the colors are, and even though there isn’t a lot of details, Warre managed to capture the beauty of his environment. It’s also fascinating that his evocative watercolors were not made simply to capture the beauty of the journey but were an act of reconnaissance. Flipping through the pages truly gives you an idea of what his journey looked like and what he thought was important to capture. When I picked this book up I didn’t realize it had such a cool story behind it!

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- Sarah W, Special Collections Undergraduate Intern

[usafphantom2]

I can recognize each of these 200 miles away with a blindfold on😁

@Habubrats71 via X

[nocternalrandomness]

Lockheed Sikorsky S-97 Raider prototype

[bigglesworld]

Blohm & Voss BV 141 Reconnaissance

[carbone14]

Lockheed PV-2 Harpoon – US National Museum of Naval Aviation – Naval Air Station Pensacola – Floride – Etats-Unis – 18 juin 2009

©U.S. National Museum of Naval Aviation

[tybarious-ii]

"Taken at Camp Holabird, this view of the Bantam prototype clearly shows the graceful curved fenders. These soon gave way to the characteristic flat fenders. The Reconnaissance Car appears to be heavily burdened by the five men inside it."

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[opelman]

Recce by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire PL983 displays in the skies above Norfolk during the 2023 Old Buckenham Air Show. Aircraft: Royal Air Force Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI PL983 (G-PRXI). Location: Old Buckenham Aerodrome, Norfolk.

[tarasthesauceboss]

Force Reconnaissance

[arden-wings]

heat seeker 🔥

[officialyasen]

Marines and riser mounts: a love story

[boypussydilf]

still thinking abt this forever and ever

[usafphantom2]

November 1978 RODN

@headdancer7 via X

[nocternalrandomness]

Taxiing to the active - RAF Mildenhall - June 1984

[bigglesworld]

Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird. Full frontal. Super sonic, long-range, high-altitude, strategic reconnaissance aircraft. First flew in 1964