Colored wood engraving of steamboat with two sails; waterwheel at center; smokestack and smoke above and to right of boat; cliffs of Palisades in background; sailboats in distance; rowboat with two figures at center left; at bottom center printed, "Fulton's First Steamboat."; at top left printed, "1807]."; at top center printed, "THE FIRST STEAMBOAT."; at top right printed, "169"; at bottom right penciled, "4-", "A6c"; text around image and on verso.
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Unknown
Attribution
Artist
Date made
1850 - 1900
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Overall
Height
10 in
Width
6-9/16 in
Dimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 10 x 6 9/16 in. (25.4 x 16.7 cm)
Material
Paper, ink, Watercolor
Condition
Notes
Remarks: Vertical crease and losses along left edge where page was cut from book; loss at bottom left corner; paper is yellowed; crease at top left.
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, B6