Plate CCCCLXXVII. Steam Navigation

Engraver George Aikman

Editor Professor Macvey Napier (1776 - 1847)

Publisher A & C Black Ltd (founded 1807)

Date1830-1842

Object number00019722

NameSteel engraving

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsOverall: 273 x 210 mm, 8g

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

Edinburgh

DescriptionThis engraving featured in the 7th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica published between 1830 and 1842. It is a side elevation plan of a paddle-wheeler steam engine. This engraving probably featured in the 7th edition ‘Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature’ published in 1842.