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A historical lithograph by Nathaniel Currier from 1840, entitled *Awful Conflagration of the Steam Boat Lexington*, depicting the tragic fire and sinking of the American side-wheel steamer *Lexington* in Long Island Sound on 13 January 1840. On the evening of 13 January 1840, whilst en route from New York to Stonington (Connecticut), the paddle steamer caught fire, caused by overheated funnel linings which set alight the loaded bales of cotton. Of the estimated 143 to 150 people on board, only four survived, making it one of the most horrific shipping disasters of the 19th century in this region, American history, authentic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th-century original, exact date of the depiction unknown, historical
Crédit
Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sunny Celeste
Notre référence
BRK26I54_356
Model release
Non
Property release
Non
Licence
Libre de droits
Format disponible
59.0Mo (19.7Mo) / 44.0cm x 33.6cm / 5193 x 3974 (300dpi)