The Mail Steam Packet from Calais to Dover, Crossing the Channel Against Wind and Tide, François Louis Thomas Francia, circa 1823

Seascape with steam boat travelling to left on a rough sea, a small boat and buoy before it and another boat behind at left, with 'lf' inscribed on the sails. C. 1823 lithograph. Date: circa 1823. Dimensions: Height: 145 mm; Width: 210 mm. Medium: paper. Collection: British Museum. The Mail Steam Packet from Calais to Dover, Crossing the Channel Against Wind and Tide (BM 1876,0510.263)