Unattributed [Congressional Gold Medal of Thomas Truxtun]

Unattributed.  [Congressional Gold Medal of Thomas Truxtun]. From The Port Folio. 

Philadelphia, January 1809.  8 1/2 x 5 ¼ (paper).  Stipple engraving by Edwin and engraving by A. Lawson.  [With scene of the Constellation and La Vengeance below. ].  Repaired tear in bottom margin with some light creasing in bottom left hand corner.    Else, good condition. 

The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest and highest civilian award.    

The Port Folio was a new type of American magazine, “Devoted to Useful Science, the Liberal Arts, Legitimate Criticism, and Polite Literature.”   A product of the new century, it appeared first as a weekly issue in 1801, changing to a monthly magazine in 1809 until its demise at the end of 1827.  The Port Folio contained numerous engraved illustrations, from current events to historical portraits.

This print depicts the Congressional Gold Medal which is the oldest and Highest civiliam aware.