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Victorian Framed Print of a Steam Ship by Day & Son Dated 1864

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A Victorian framed print of "SCREW STEAM SHIP WATER BALLAST HOLDS & CARGO TRADER" by Day and Son, Lithographers to the Queen. From John Scott Russell's: The Modern System of Naval Architecture The bottom of the print is inscribed: LONDON. PUBLISHED JANY 1ST 1864, BY DAY & SON, LITHOGRAPHERS TO THE QUEEN The firm of William Day, later Day & Son, was established in 1823. In 1837 the firm was granted the status of ‘Lithographers to Queen Victoria and to the Queen Dowager, Queen Adelaide. John Scott Russell FRSE FRS FRSA (1808-1882) was a Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built the SS Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He made the discovery of the wave of translation that gave birth to the modern study of solitons, and developed the wave-line system of ship construction.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 32.25 in (81.92 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1864
  • Condition:
    Minor fading. Modern frame.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1190224035372

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