The Australian Mail Steamer "Orient". Our Merchant Navy - Past and Present, color illustration
by Boy's Own Paper
- Used
- Condition
- Otherwise very good condition
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Boy's Own Paper, 1880. Print. Otherwise very good condition. Panoramic print of a cross-section of the Australian mail steamer "Orient". The cross section shows the inner workings of the ship, an inspiration to budding naval engineers! Five decks are revealed, a full view into the inner workings including the coal storage & loading, the cargo, pulley systems, the engines and turbines, the propeller, sleeping quarters in various classes, people on deck & working below. Lithograph by Emrik & Binger, printed in black, blue & orange. Across the top of the image is a series of ships in scaled diagrams, the Taurus, Gracie, Merton Hall, Persian Monarch, Great Eastern, Thermopylae, General Williams, Phaeton & Brotherly Love. 34 3/4 x 11" & margins, with contemporary folds. One sml. closed tear at left margin.
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- Seller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 13646
- Title
- The Australian Mail Steamer "Orient". Our Merchant Navy - Past and Present, color illustration
- Author
- Boy's Own Paper
- Format/Binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Otherwise very good condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Boy's Own Paper
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1880
- Bookseller catalogs
- PRINTS; AUSTRALIA;
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About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.