Lithograph, Canal Boat on New Jersey Canal, circa 1830
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Artifact Overview
This image illustrates a method of shifting boats from one level to another that was used on parts of New Jersey canals. A boat was floated, and then fastened, on a submerged wheeled cradle. The cradle was then lowered or pulled up an inclined plane. At the new level the cradle moved on submerged tracks, and the boat was released.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Subject Date
circa 1830
Creators
Creator Notes
Artwork by Auguste Hervieu and engraving by A. Ducotes
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
82.129.198
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Width: 7.25 in
Inscriptions
Description beneath: A method of shifting boats from one level to another that was used on some parts of the New Jersey Canals. A boat was floated on a massive submerged wheeled cradle, and there fastened. The cradle was then lowered or pulled up an inclined plane, as here shown. At the new level the cradle ran beneath the water on submerged tracks, whereupon the boat was released and floated free again. Lithograph. Date: about 1830. Reproduced from the print in Vol. II, p. 662, of "A History of Travel in America."
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