Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 [Watercolor drawing showing conversion of merchant vessels to torpedo ships]

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GLC#
GLC10019
Type
Images
Date
circa 1810
Author/Creator
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
Title
[Watercolor drawing showing conversion of merchant vessels to torpedo ships]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 item
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
The Age of Jefferson & Madison

One sketch detailing the conversion of merchant vessels into torpedo ships dated circa 1810. Two paneled drawing showing conversion of merchant vessels into torpedo ships. Each sides contains notes written by Fulton about obtaining and outfitting the ships. In pencil with gray and blue-gray washes. With stamp of New Jersey Historical Society. The ships were planned as part of the east coast defense against British attack. For more information, refer to "Fulton's Torpedo War and Submarine Explosions" (New York, 1810).

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