Date is determined by the vessels listed in the print; the "Steamships on the Atlantic" are the Arizona, Henry Chauncey, New York, Rising Star, Ocean Queen, and Northern Light; the list of vessels on the Pacific are the Golden City, Montana, Constitution, Sacramento, Golden Age, and St. Louis.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 20.8 x 26.5 cm (8 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.) ; overall 24.1 x 29.1 cm (9 1/2 x 11 7/16 in.)
Advertising--Shipping--19th century Advertising--Transportation--19th century Paddle steamers--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboats--United States--Pictorial works Passenger ships--United States--19th century--Pictorial works Shipping--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Shipping--Pacific Coast (U.S.)--History--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Pacific Mail Steamship Company--Public Relations Advertisements
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Pacific Mail Steamship Company Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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