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Ship portrait of a early steamship tugging a British ship of the line, flying a British flag and a British naval jack. The steamship has a paddle wheel attached to the stern, and a single chimney spouting smoke; various features of interest on it are labeled with letters, and there is a line diagram of some component drawn at top right, also labeled with letters. At top left, the plate is marked as "Plate 33". In the top margin, the plate is labeled, "Jonathan Hulls' Steam Boat, Invented in 1736."


ship portraits
1800-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
unknown
ink; paper
5 in x 8 in
Britain