Launch of the Steam Frigate, Fulton the First, at New York, 29 October, 1814 (150 feet long and 57 feet wide, will mount 30 long 32 pounders, and two 100 pounders (Columbiards))

1819
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  • Title: Launch of the Steam Frigate, Fulton the First, at New York, 29 October, 1814 (150 feet long and 57 feet wide, will mount 30 long 32 pounders, and two 100 pounders (Columbiards))
  • Artist: John James Barralet (Irish, Dublin ca. 1747–1815 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Artist: After a sketch by William H. Morgan (American, 19th century)
  • Publisher: Benjamin Tanner (American, New York 1775–1848 Baltimore, Maryland)
  • Publisher: Cammeyer & Acock (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Date: 1819
  • Medium: Engraving; third state of three
  • Dimensions: image: 14 13/16 x 9 15/16 in. (37.6 x 25.2 cm)
    sheet: 16 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. (40.9 x 30.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.604
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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