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To the Chairman and Directors of the General Steam Navigation Company. This Print of their Splendid Iron Steam Ship the Rainbow.
A view of the Paddle steamer for passenger and cargo service that was built for the General Steam Navigation Company of London for service between London and Ramsgate. After being employed in London and Antwerp trade for some time, the 'Rainbow,' which was the fastest vessel of her day, ran for many years as a cargo steamer between Havre and London until 1869. In the print, she sails off Antwerp and the Cathedral of Our Lady is in the background. In the foreground is a rowboat filled with men and women carrying cargo.
