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Auction 122, Lot 308

"Honor to Whom Honor is Due. Origin of Steam Navigation. A View of Collect Pond and Its Vicinity in the City of New York in 1793",

Subject: New York City

Period: 1846 (dated)

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Color: Black & White

Size:
18 x 14 inches
45.7 x 35.6 cm
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This interesting broadsheet centers on a plan of Collect Pond, New York City and includes three vignettes of steam boats, together with text describing the history of steam navigation and experimentation. The American engineer, John Fitch, was one of the leading pioneers in the development of steam navigation. Between 1785 and 1788 Fitch built the steamboat Perseverance on the Delaware River. He then went on to experiment with a vessel using paddlewheels and screw-propellers on Collect Pond, located just north of the present City Hall. The sheet was produced by John Hutchings, who assisted Mr. Fitch when he was a young man. A most uncommon and desirable issue. Folds to 7" x 9.5".

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Condition: A+

Folding, as issued.

Estimate: $120 - $140

Sold for: $60

Closed on 12/5/2007

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