Description: 'THE CITY STEAMBOAT COMPANY'S VESSELS" --From The Illustrated London News, April 14, 1852. Vintage, not a modern reproduction.Cropped first image measures 5 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches; the second image shows the cut page with margins. Clean and bright, lays flat, unrelated text on backside. For framing. May be hand-colored. Description: The City (or Citizen) Steamboat Company served the Thames from 1845. Traffic peaked in the early 1840s, with intense competition between the companies: in 1844 eight steamboats travelled between London Bridge and Chelsea, four times an hour, and traffic was increasing. The Chelsea Vestry saw steamboats - quick, cheap, and comfortable - as potentially the common transport of residents of the densely-populated shore, but by the 1850s improved railways and roads had begun the decline in both commuter and recreational traffic on the river.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Questions welcome. Extra images can be added by request. International shipping available. All orders are carefully packaged for safe delivery. Experienced full time professional bookseller since 1994; print, map and poster seller since 2000.
Price: 9.95 USD
Location: Milton, Vermont
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Style: Vintage
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Material: Wood Engraving
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Type: Print
