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
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.
