Submarine Infernal machine intended to destroy the "Minnesota"
Summary
A submarine and a sailing ship.
Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 5, no. 253 (1861 Nov. 2), p. 701.
Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.
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Date
01/01/1861
Source
Library of Congress
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