Great Lakes Art Database

Steamer Michigan, Capt. Blake, in a Gale on Lake Huron

Description
Creator
Downer, H.; Earl, W. Jr., Attributed name
Item Type
Drawings
Description
Woodcut engraving of the commercial steamboat MICHIGAN (built 1833) on Lake Huron.
Notes
The image is believed to have been produced in Detroit in the 1840s for publication in one of the local newspapers. This MICHIGAN was launched in 1833, served until 1847, and was broken up in 1853-54.
Inscriptions
"Steamer Michigan, Capt. Blake, in a Gale on Lake Huron"
"H. Downer - W. Early Jr. Det."
Subject(s)
Steamboats
Storms
Michigan (Steamboat)
Collection
Brendon Baillod
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Lake Huron
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 44.902578 Longitude: -82.353516
Copyright Statement
Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
Contact
Maritime History of the Great Lakes
Email:walter@maritimehistoryofthegreatlakes.ca
Website:
https://www.MaritimeHistoryOfTheGreatLakes.ca/

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Steamer Michigan, Capt. Blake, in a Gale on Lake Huron


Woodcut engraving of the commercial steamboat MICHIGAN (built 1833) on Lake Huron.