Steam Packet Chancellor Livingston. Entering the Harbour of Newport

by Pendleton'S Lithography after Moses Swett

$2,400 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

An early American marine lithograph depicting the steam packet Chancellor Livingston entering Newport Harbor, issued at the outset of steam navigation on the New England coast. Published in Boston by Pendleton's Lithography after a design by Moses Swett, this print presents the Chancellor Livingston under way as it enters Newport Harbor, with passengers visible along the decks and flags flying from the rigging. The composition combines a detailed vessel portrait with a wider

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