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| Keywords: The Britannia steamship leaving Boston.png en Original caption The 'Britannia' steam-ship leaving Boston U S The text of the associated article stated Our Illustration represents the Britannia just saved from a position which excited much attention In January 1844 the noble vessel became perfectly ice-bound in the harbour of Boston; when by extraordinary labour a channel was cut for her through the 'thick-ribbed ice;' and on February 1 she steamed out of the harbour amidst the shouts of the people at so great a triumph of perseverance Britannia was Cunard's first transatlantic steamship http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/cph 3b16579 The BRITANNIA steamship leaving Boston U S from an illustration on p 272 of the October 23 1847 issue of The Illustrated London News held at the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington D C Original TIFF scan converted to PNG for upload LOC-image cph 3b16579 author 1847-10-23 PD-Art Britannia ship 1840 Winter in Boston Boston in the 1840s Illustrated London News ships ILN 1847 | ||||
