Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world – Historic Print
![Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world, [New York] : Currier & Ives, 1875. — historic image](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/dd/ddc263ae2a43-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world, a historic image rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Clipper ship Three Brothers, 2972 tons: The largest sailing ship in the world
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The title claims the Three Brothers, at 2,972 tons, was the largest sailing ship in the world, a boast that places it at the far end of the clipper era's ambitions. By 1875 the fast American clippers of the 1850s had given way to larger vessels, and the shift from wood toward iron and steel hulls was reshaping shipbuilding. New York lithographers Currier & Ives sold popular prints of ships, locomotives and city scenes to a broad public, so this one would have served as a showpiece for a port city proud of its maritime trade.
| Created / published | [New York] : Currier & Ives, 1875. |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 9,942 × 7,444 px · prints to 33 × 25 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1 |
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