Title
Robert Fulton.
Caption
Robert Fulton, 1765 - 1815. American engineer and inventor, widely credited with developing a commercially successful steamboat called The North River Steamboat of Claremont. He was also commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1800 to attempt to design the Nautilus, which was the first practical submarine in history. From Les Merveilles de la Science, published 1870.
Date
1870
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG23A59_125
Model release
No
Property release
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License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,1Mb (4,5Mb) / 12,1in x 16,0in / 3642 x 4808 (300dpi)