Inscribed: “To the Directors of the Ardrossan and Liverpool Steam Ship Company. This print of their first steam ship. The Fire King (Captain Ewing. Commander). Is respectfully Dedicated by Their Obedient Servant, Henry Lacey”.

The ‘Fire King’ is seen in starboard broadside view, leaving Liverpool under both sail and steam, with a number of top-hatted men on deck. The Wirral Peninsular is in the background to left, with Fort Perch Rock and Lighthouse to right.