Engraving of steamboat with two inset details; steamboat on Hudson River at top; waterwheel; smokestack, American flags; cliffs of Palisades in background; image at center left (2): detail of paddle wheels; image at bottom left (1): detail of engine and paddle wheel; at bottom right printed, "FULTON'S FIRST STEAMBOAT / THE "CLERMONT.", "1. Clermont's first engine and / paddle wheels.", "2. The later reciprocating engine / and paddle wheels."; verso: title page from book; at center printed, "GATELY'S UNIVERSAL EDUCATOR.", "Volume II.".
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1883
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
9-1/2 in
Width
7-1/4 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
Material
Paper, ink
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper is yellowed; crease along right edge where page was cut from book; uneven right edge with tear at top; diagonal crease at top right and top left; stain along bottom edge.
Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
William Diebold
Notes
Former owner
General Notes
Note Type
Curatorial Remarks
Note
This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].
Note Type
StorageNote
Note
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B5