Sujet

The Ship Columbus, 1826. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Ship Columbus, 1826. The Columbus was a disposable ship built in Quebec in 1824 to transport timber from British North America to the United Kingdom. She was intended to be dismantled upon arrival and her considerable structure sold, thus avoiding an import duty on timber cargoes. Page 99 of "London Lions for Country Cousins ... A display of metropolitan improvements, the new streets, new bridges, new churches, etc. ... Second edition" by Horace Wellbeloved, 1826.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A33_406

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66,2Mo (3,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 39,5cm / 4960 x 4667 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation North America unusual library timber boat boats arts country art trade book ship ships Canada Canadian recycling lumber location century cargo ship disposable import print literature concept B&W British Library engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century tariff barque book illustration illustration Unknown Horace Heritage Art 19th-century Monograph import tariff import tariffs tariffs Horace Wellbeloved Wellbeloved