Print also shows the Yacht Magic and the Pilot Boat 18 in the right near distance, and in the far left distance another steamship similar to the City of Peking, identified in the photomechanical print as the sister ship City of Tokio. The City of Peking is off of Sandy Hook, which can be seen in the right distance. Magic won the America's Cup in 1870. Focus of item: City of Peking.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 40 x 66.7 cm (15 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.) ; overall 50.1 x 75.9 cm (19 3/4 x 29 7/8 in.)
City of Peking (Steamship : 1874-1910) Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboats--Pictorial works Ocean liners--United States--Pictorial works Steamboat lines--United States--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Pilots and pilotage--New Jersey--Sandy Hook--Pictorial works Harbors--New York (State)--New York--History--19th century Magic (Yacht) Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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