A later version of the print made for Atlantic Mail Steamship Company (qv. priKMEpri 0083), with a number of changes: 1) added cabins along top deck, drawn in behind original figures; "Costa Rica" added to paddle-box; "AMSSCO" changed to "PMSSCO" on paddle-box; house flag replace; American navy jack, then used with merchant vessel, added to bow of the vessel. Focus of item: Costa Rica.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 45.3 x 89.6 cm (17 13/16 x 35 1/4 in.) ; overall 58 x 95.8 cm (22 13/16 x 37 11/16 in.)
Costa Rica (Steamship) Paddle steamers--Pictorial works Steamboats--Pictorial works Steam-navigation--United States--Pictorial works Passenger ships--United States--Pictorial works Marine prints--United States--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Vessels Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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