Penobscot, New England coastal steamship 1883

"Penobscot, New England Coastal Steamship," is a chromolithograph print from 1883 by Currier and Ives, a famed American printmaking company. The print depicts a side view of the steamboat "Penobscot," a vessel used on the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company's line between Boston, Bangor, and Mount Desert. The detailed, colorful portrayal of the steamship and the choppy water it navigates, was created using the chromolithographic printing technique, a process which enabled the creation of mass-produced prints with vibrant colors, typical of the era. This artwork is a great example of the company's popular "transportation prints," which were designed to highlight the advancements in American transportation and celebrate the country's industrial growth.