The Mammoth Iron Steamship "Leviathan"

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The Mammoth Iron Steamship "Leviathan"
The Mammoth Iron Steamship "Leviathan"
Publisher (American, 1857 - 1907)
Publisher (American, 1813 - 1888)
Publisher (American, 1824 - 1895)
Dateunknown
MediumHand-colored lithograph on paper
DimensionsComposition: 7 1/4 × 14 1/8 in. (18.4 × 35.9 cm) Sheet: 13 1/4 in. × 17 in. (33.7 × 43.2 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Samuel Hopkins Adams, Class of 1891, 1959
Object number1959.52
Not on view
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Exhibition History 1963
Utica, NY. Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Museum of Art, Auditorium Gallery. January 13 - February 10, 1963 (no cat.).
Signature Signed in typeset at lower left: LITH. & PUB. BY CURRIER & IVES
Inscribed Entitled in typeset at lower center: THE MAMMOTH IRON STEAM-SHIP "LEVIATHAN" 22,500 TONS, 2600 HORSE POWER.; in typeset column at lower left: LENGTH 680 FT (OVER 1/8 OF A MILE.) / BREADTH '83 FT / FOUR DECKS.; in typeset column at lower right: DIAMETER OF SIDE WHEELS 60FT. / DIAMETER OF SCREW PROPELLER 24 FT. / DEPTH FROM DECK TO HOLD 60 FT.; in typeset at lower left under image: LITH. & PUB. BY CURRIER & IVES; in typeset at lower right under image: 52 NASSAU ST N.Y.; in pencil at lower left corner: 58; on verso, in pencil at lower left: HC 39 17 OPS - C
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