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The President Steam Ship

A vignette showing the ‘President’ caught in a violent storm at sea. The sky shows indications of lightning. Signed in the block 'W.H. Prior' on a piece of flotsam in the foreground. Publisher’s name 'Whimper' on the lower right. Wood engraving.

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Object details

ID:	PAD6702
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Prior, W H; Whimper
Vessels:	President 1839 [American]
Date made:	1839
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Mount: 279 mm x 406 mm