_The original plans of the pioneer transatlantic steamer_ Savannah _no longer exist, and many popular representations of the famous vessel have been based on a 70-year-old model in the United States National Museum. This model, however, differs in several important respects from contemporary illustrations._ _To correct these apparent inaccuracies in a new, authentic model, a reconstruction of the original plans was undertaken, using as sources the ship's logbook and customhouse description, a French report on American steam vessels published in 1823, and Russian newspaper accounts contemporary with the_ Savannah's _visit to St. Petersburg on her historic voyage of 1819. The development of t…
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