Clipper Ship "Ocean Express." Outward Bound, "Discharging the Pilot."

Object summary

Title: Clipper Ship "Ocean Express." Outward Bound, "Discharging the Pilot."
Object ID: CC-R-0020
Date made: 1856
Place made: United States, New York, New York
Lithographer and publisher: Currier & Ives
Makerdraftsman: J. B. Smith & Son
Draftsman on stone: Parsons, Charles
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

Starboard-side view of the three-masted clipper ship as it is released by a pilot ship on the right side of the print. The 'Ocean Express' was part of 1855 California fleet that made passages from Atlantic ports to San Francisco in 100 days or less.