Lot 277
J.L. Giles, [Steam-Ship Quaker City 1,800 Tons Regular U.S. Mail Line between New York and Charleston. W.H. West, Commander]. [N.P but New York: n.d. but circa 1860], lithograph, proof before all letters, printed in colors by Macay & Herwig, drawn by J.L. Giles & Co., signed in the image 'J.L. Giles', sheet 21 1/2 in. x 34 in., attractively matted and framed Note: The schooner-rigged ocean paddle-steamer Quaker City was built in Philadelphia "for the express purpose of running between Philadelphia and Charleston where the current scene is set". During the Civil War she was seconded to the U.S. Navy for blockading service. In 1867 she "carried a large excursion group to the Mediterranean and Holy Land, one of the first examples of an ocean mail steamer being employed for a yachting cruise. One of her passengers on this cruise was Mark Twain, and he wrote the greater part of "Innocents Abroad" on board her." Reference: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Marine Collection to be found at India House (New York: 1935) item number 355; Parker & Bowen Mail and Passenger Steamships of the Nineteenth Century (London: 1928) p. 245. (#19923)
Starting Price: USD 1200
- Notes: @Mail and Passenger Steamships of the Nineteenth Century@ (London: 1928) p. 245. (#19923)
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