Raynors HCA 2020-02
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/27/2020
Vignetted image of John Ericsson with ink ID on face, "Ericsson, Builder of the 'Monitor'". Published by Fredricks, New York. Ericsson presented drawings of USS Monitor, a novel design of armored ship which included a rotating turret housing a pair of large cannons. Despite controversy over the unique design, based on Swedish lumber rafts,[24] the keel was eventually laid down and the ironclad was launched on March 6, 1862. The ship went from plans to launch in approximately 100 days, an amazing achievement.
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