Steamboat. Historical artwork of the steamboat Comet, Europe's first passenger steamboat. Designed by the Scottish engineer Henry Bell (1767-1830), it
Steamboat. Historical artwork of the steamboat Comet, Europe's first passenger steamboat. Designed by the Scottish engineer Henry Bell (1767-1830), it was launched from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1812 and was the first steamboat to travel at sea. It measured 12 metres in length and used a high-pressure steam engine to propel its paddle wheels.
Size: 4510px × 3109px
Photo credit: © GEORGE BERNARD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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