The steam ship President (the largest in the world) Lieut Roberts RN Commander on her last voyage from New York to Liverpool. As seen from the Packet Ship Orpheus Capt Cole in the terrific gale of March 12th 1841 at 5 o'clock PM....

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The steam ship President (the largest in the world) Lieut Roberts RN Commander on her last voyage from New York to Liverpool. As seen from the Packet Ship Orpheus Capt Cole in the terrific gale of March 12th 1841 at 5 o'clock PM....

A starboard bow view of the ‘President’, viewed from below, caught on a large wave in a storm with her sheets chaotically blowing in the wind. The sun can be glimpsed on the horizon at upper left. Coloured lithograph by Nathaniel Currier.
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Object Details

ID:	PAH0221
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Currier, Nathaniel
Vessels:	President (1839)
Date made:	ca.1839; 12 Mar 1841
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 314 x 434 mm