Title

The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The aeroplane proposed by Henson in his patent of 1842, c1936 (c1937). William Samuel Henson (1812-1888) was a pre-Wright brothers aviation engineer and inventor from Nottingham, England. In 1842 he designed a steam-powered passenger aircraft which he named the Henson Aerial Steam Carriage. From Wonders of World Aviation, Vol. 1, by Clarence Winchester. [The Amalgamated Press Ltd, London, c1937]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C77_447

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,2Mb (4,4Mb) / 12,7in x 16,8in / 3822 x 5046 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation flight science steam British color colour design aeroplane aircraft plane airplane Victorian century Britain steam power aviation invention air Transport 19th century nineteenth century The Print Collector Aerial Steam Carriage Unknown William William Henson Henson Winchester Clarence Clarence Winchester William Samuel Henson Clarence Winchester William Henson