Description: RARE 19TH C. CUNARD SHIP 'BRITANNIA' PRINT
"The Cunard Royal Mail Steamship "Britannia" (John Hewitt, Commander). As she appeared leaving her dock at East Boston February 3rd 1844, bound from Boston to Liverpool. The original Print bore this inscription "Dedicated by the Publishers to the Merchants of Boston who projected and paid for a canal cut in the ice 7 miles long 100 feet wide; much credit was due to the Committee and to the Contractors Messrs. Gage, Hittinger & Co. and John Hill for their perseverance in accomplishing so arduous an undertaking. Presented by the Cunard Steamship Company, 99 State Street, Boston. James Alexander, Agent. February 1876".
Hand colored lithograph, in gold and black molded frame, French-lined mat, glazed. Acid free mount, the print has been cleaned and de-acidified. OS: 26 1/2" x 34", SS: 16 1/2" x 26". Very light stain remnants, a few tiny spots in sky, light margin dimples.