Alexander Longfellow, Portland, 1880
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Maine Historical Society
Henry's Brothers in Portland
In Portland, Alexander Longfellow, Henry’s younger brother, turned his love of drawing and sketching into a full-time profession surveying the Atlantic and Gulf coasts for the United States Coast Survey.
An extraordinarily talented cartographer, Alexander worked to advance precise nautical charting of coasts and ports, and thus improved navigation for America’s expanding maritime commerce.
Ernest Longfellow’s character study depicts his uncle later in life.
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