Aerial Steam Carriage
Shury, James
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Date
1838-1848Description
Engraving commissioned for publicity purposes by the Aerial Transit Company, depicting their Aerial Steam Carriage flying over a lake with three people standing on the shore waving in the foreground, and a European village in the background. "Aerial Steam Carriage" is printed below, and "16 Charterhouse St." is engraved at the bottom right of the image. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/2/digital_objects/386
Subject
Villages, Boats and boating, Airships, Publicity, landscapes (representations)