Description

Left half of folio print of ship plans (see CC-13a-0064) for the replica of the 'Half Moon' made for the 1909 Hudson-Fulton Celebration in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of Hudson's discovery of the Hudson River and the 100th anniversary of Robert Fulton's first commercial application of the paddle steamer in 1807. The event was organized by a large group of wealthy and influential New Yorkers, such as J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and others. The Commission, over the course of its long planning period (from 1905-1909), established dozens of committees to oversee every detail of the event, from the Celebration's official symbols to the role of New York's children. The collector of this print, Arthur H. Clark, was part of the Manhattan's Citizens' Committee.

The 'Half Moon' was built to be as close to its model as possible. Researchers consulted the archives of the VOC and Robert Juet's logbook for details of the type and size of the ship. They settled on a set of plans of a ship that was thought to be a sister ship. She was built in Amsterdam and then transported to New York aboard a Holland-American Line steamship, 'Soestdyk.'

Left half includes longitudinal section view, structure of stern plan, body plan, sheer plan, top-view plan, plan of poop deck, plan of upper deck, and a cut off half-breadth plan.

Type

graphite

Location

recto, bottom right

Text

C-13-64