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A ca. 1847 hand-tinted
lithograph
by
Nathaniel Currier
of the
Heroic Military Academy
, sited in
Chapultepec Castle
, a
castle
in
Mexico City
,
Mexico
. The castle is depicted in its state following the
Battle of Chapultepec
in the
Mexican–American War
, during which it was captured by the United States (as seen by the flag). It is now home to the
Museo Nacional de Historia
.
Restoration:
Lise Broer
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