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Inventor Robert Fulton Clipped Signature

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Inventor Robert Fulton Clipped Signature
<B>Inventor Robert Fulton Clipped Signature,</B></I> 3” x 1.25”. Accompanied by an engraved color portrait (Philadelphia: Delaplaine, 1815) after a Benjamin West painting. The signature is bold and in very fine condition. Robert Fulton (1765-1815) is often erroneously credited as the inventor of the steamboat. His legacy lay, rather, in making maritime steam power commercially viable. Fulton's historic moment came in 1807 when he launched the <I>North River Steamboat</B></I> (later <I>Clermont</B></I>) on a successful journey upriver from New York City to Albany. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)