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Medal cast
Two casts, obverse and reverse, of a medal commemorating Morland's steam engine, 1685. Obverse: On the sea a cylindrical vessel with a curved top,on a square wooden base. Steam issues from the top, in the side, a long pipe or arm. A sailing vessel shown in the background. Legend: 'GRATA : SVPER : VENIET'. Reverse: Ornamental fountain, two ships behind. 'QVAE : NON : SPERABITVR : VNDA'. (The water will be the more welcome the less it is expected). Exergue: '1685'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC1046 |
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| Type: | Medal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | 1685 |
| People: | Morland, Samuel |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 83 mm |