Two 1853 / 1854 lithographs by Schenk & McFarlane of the paddle steamer 'Atrato'
Edinburgh, Schenk & McFarlane, 1853 / 54.
- longitudinal section drawn by S.C.J.Byrne. with forward plan, overhead section, machinery and performance details printed on the reverse. 63x25cm. good clean condition with three folds. published in 1854.
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tinted lithograph showing the 'Atrato' under sail and steam on the Clyde, with Ailsa Craig in the background. 42x25cm. two folds. a little foxing to top margin and browning down one fold, otherwise in good clean condition. published in 1853.
The paddle steamship 'Atrato'was built in Grenock by Caird & Co. for the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, to serve on the West Indian route.
She was converted to screw propulsion in 1872 and served as an emigrant ship for Australia and New Zealand, and ended up stranded on Stag Rock in Patagonia in 1884.
These two lithographs correspond to holdings in the Royal Museums Greenwich.
