Excerpt from Catalogue of Ancient and Modern Paintings and Water Colors Belonging to the Estate of the Late James McCormick: To Be Sold by Order of Ralph H. Dunn and Henry B. Whelpley, Executors, at Absolute Public Sale, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Evenings March 28th, 29th, 30th at the American Art Galleries, Madison Square South On the left is a rocky cliff with a group Of steep roofed buildings, perched high above the sea, which breaks heavily against the barrier. In the surf at the very foot Of the rock is a partly dismantled vessel, and a second one struggles with the storm in the distance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.