The transatlantic steamships "Great Western" and the "Sirius" in New York harbour after their Atlantic crossing in March-April 1838. Illustration from "Les Merveilles de la science ou description populaire des inventions modernes" written by Louis Figuier and published in 1867 by Furne, Jouvet et Cie.

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