Perspective view of machinery in Fulton's Cleremont 1807 RMG PU6635, 1 July 1848

Perspective view of machinery in fulton's cleremont 1807 lithograph print drawn by h. B. Barlow of the machinery in robert fulton's paddle steamer clermont, america's first steam boat. After the efficiency and speed of the clermont in 1808 on the run between new york and albany on a route whic passed clermont (the country seat of robert livingstone, robert fulton's promoter and partner), the state of the new york legislature passed a bill giving fulton and livingstone the monopoly of running steamers on the waters of the state of new york. Date: 1 July 1848. Dimensions: Mount: 171 mm x 228 mm. Collection: Fine art.