Price: $675.00
SKU: 80974
PUBLISHER: Lith. & Pub. by N. Currier, 152 Nassau Street.
MEDIUM: Two-color lithograph, handcolored.
DATE: 1854.
EDITION SIZE: Small folio 8 1/8 x 12 1/2" (20.7 x 31.3 cm).
DESCRIPTION: This print shows the original, pre-fire four masted version of the ship. When launched in 1853, the Great Republic was the largest wooden ship in the world at the time, sharing this distinction with the steamship Adriatic. Built by the renowned shipbuilder Donald McKay, the ship was a masterpiece of naval architecture. McKay intended her for trade with Australia, but just before her maiden voyage, a disastrous fire broke out in New York, leading to her scuttling in an effort to save the hull. This effort had limited success. McKay chose to abandon the wreck to his insurers, who sold the damaged hull to new owners. These new owners rebuilt the Great Republic with three mast instead of the original four.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Fair to good condition. two small repaired holes in the sea below the bow of the ship. Original hand coloring.
REFERENCE: Conningham #1148.
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