A coloured aquatint, which is apparently one of a pair (see also PAH0211), showing 'Archimedes' in port-broadside view with her sails furled. 'Archimedes' was fitted with Francis Pettit Smith's revolutionary propulsion system.

'Archimedes' is notable for being the world's first steamship to be driven by a screw propeller. She subsequently had a profound influence on ship development, encouraging the adoption of screw propulsion by the Royal Navy,

Coloured reproduction of PAH8879.