The Royal Mail Steam Ship "Persia" 3,600 Tons, 1,200 Horse Power (Nominal)

Object summary

Title: The Royal Mail Steam Ship "Persia" 3,600 Tons, 1,200 Horse Power (Nominal)
Object ID: CC-R-0196
Date made: 1856
Place made: United States, New York, New York
Maker: Currier, Nathaniel; Parsons, Charles
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A port-broadside view of the paddle steamship 'Persia.' When she was built in 1855 as a Cunard liner, she was the largest steamship in the world. She was also the first Cunard liner to be built with iron.