| Description | Draft Drawings.
1. Diana Speedwell steam boat, 20 Aug. 1819, marked "copied from Mr. Brown's drawing.".
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1254.]
2. Sketch of the Leith steam vessel from a model, 16 May 1820 - partially coloured drawing, marked "mud barge" in pencil as a joke.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1123.]
3. Steam Packet No. 1 , not dated. [City of Edinburgh circa 1820?]
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1123.]
4. Steam Packet No. 2 , not dated. [James Watt circa 1820?]
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1124.]
5. Post Office Meteor, not dated [circa 1820].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1144.]
6. Sketch for a steam ferry boat, 26 Jan. 1821, dimensions added as a "memo.," 7 Aug. 1821. Marked "Reverse to that sent Mr. Roentgen of this date."
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1267.]
7. Royal Sovereign, not dated [circa 1821].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1141.]
8. Spitfire & Fury, traced 20 Sep. 1823, copied 20 Jun. 1827.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1128.]
9. Cinderella Steam Vessel, not dated [circa 1823].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1146.]
10. King of the Netherlands, not dated [circa 1823?].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1265a, b.]
11. Queen of the Netherlands, "Memo. 24 May 1824, [copy made?] 26 Jun. 1827."
12. Leman steam vessel, not dated [circa 1825].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1189.]
13. Longitudinal section of the Shannon Steam Boat, not dated [circa 1825].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1151.]
14. Amsterdam Steam Towing Vessel, marked "Mr. A. Vanderhoop," not dated [circa 1825].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1210.]
15. Amsterdam towing vessel No. 1, 3 Jan. 1825.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1210.]
16. Amsterdam towing vessel No. 2, 4 Jan. 1825.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1210.]
17. Design for Hoogly No. 2, 3 Oct. 1825. [Forbes]
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1211.]
18. Navy Meteor Steamer, 16 Oct. 1825.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1221.]
19. Design for Hawk No. 1, not dated [Dec. 1825?].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1271.]
20. Design for Margate No. 6, 6 Feb. 1826 [Magnet].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1139.]
21. The Magnet Steam Vessel, Feb. 1826.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1139.]
22. Neufchatel towing barge, 4 Aug. 1826, marked "Monsr. Colll. du Thon."
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1190.]
23. The Hero Steam Vessel, 22 Mar. 1827.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1140.]
24. Hawk, "original draft 14 Dec. 1825, corrected 30 Mar. 1827."
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1271.]
25. Unnamed vessel, 5 Jun. 1827 [possibly an overseas boat].
26. "Design," 5 Jul. 1827 (no details or dimensions filled in - marked "Design for P. O." in pencil).
27. The Milan Privileged Steam Boat Co. Pavia boat Virgil, not dated [circa 1827].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1217.]
28. The Milan Privileged Steam Boat Co. Venice boat Eridano, 30 Jun. 1827.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1218.]
29. Greek steamer - Lord Cochrane, copied 21 Jul. 1828.
30. New Eclipse, 12 Jan. 1829.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1260.]
31. Venus Steam Vessel, 9 Feb. 1829.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1153.]
32. The Dasher Steamer, 21 Mar. 1829.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1126.]
33. Forth & Clyde Canal - sketch for towing boat No. 1, 6 Apr. 1829, marked "N.B. The Engine is placed 4 ins. too high".
34. Forth & Clyde Canal - sketch for towing boat No. 2, 10 Apr. 1829.
35. Steam boat Cupid - rough draft drawing marked "Received 11 Apr. 1829."
36. Steam boat Cupid, 14 Apr. 1829.
37. The Kent Steamer, Apr. 1829.
38. Design for a Post Office Packet, 2 May 1829.
39. Victory, Captain Ross, 3 Jul. 1829.
40. Thetis Steam Vessel, Aug. 1829.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1134.]
41. Albion Steam Vessel, 31 Oct. 1829.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1137.]
42. Milan canal boat, 9 Mar. 1830.
43. The Lark Steam Vessel, Apr. 1830, marked "William the 4th" in pencil.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1253.]
44. Rose, not dated [circa 1831].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1264.]
45. Vixen, 31 Jan. 1831.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1143.]
46. Lake of Constance boat, "the Leopold," Feb. 1831.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1262.]
47. (Constance) Rhine Steam Vessel, 18 Feb. 1831, marked "Say Helvetia 2, 14s" in pencil.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1190.]
48. Arrow Steam Vessel, 12 Apr. 1831.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1127.]
49. The Forbes Steam Vessel, Jul. 1831.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1211.]
50. The Navy Flamer Steamer, not dated [circa 1832].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1225.]
51. Monarch, not dated [circa 1833].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1201.]
Plans and Sections of Dredging Vessels:
52. Longitudinal section and plan of 20 horse dredger for Hamburg - coloured reverse drawing made in the London office, 20 Mar. 1845.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279g.]
53. Cross-section and plan of ladders etc. of 20 horse dredger for Hamburg - coloured reverse drawing made in the London office, 20 Mar. 1845.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279g.]
54. Longitudinal section and plan of Eau Brink dredger, 12 horse independent engine - coloured reverse drawing made in the London office, not dated [1846].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279b.]
55. Three cross-sections and plan of deck beams of Eau Brink dredger, 12 horse independent engine - coloured reverse drawing made in the London office, 10 Feb. 1846.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279b.]
56. Dover dredger, longitudinal section and plan - tracing made in the London office on glazed linen, 13 Dec. 1848.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279h.]
57. Dover dredger, cross-section - tracing made in the London office on glazed linen, 13 Dec. 1848.
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1279h.]
Other Drawings and Tracings:
58. Cross-section of boat engine for John Molson - reverse drawing, 13 Nov. 1813 [Malsham].
[For drawings see portfolio 5/1240b.]
59. Post Office Packet No. 2 - aft, midship and fore sections [Arrow, circa 1821?].
60. Sketches of the Cyclops (iron passage boat built at Tophill, Forth & Clyde Canal, 1825).
61. Similar sheet of drawings to the above, but reversed, docketed by James Watt Jr. "Sketches of Cyclops iron boat and of methods of altering it, Nov. 1828. See Mr. Robison's letter of 20 Nov. 1828 and Mr. Thos. Wilson's letter of 19 Nov. 1828."
62. Plan of accomodation for Leith No. 4 - partially coloured drawing made in the London office, 24 Jan. 1833, marked "S.S. Monarch?" in pencil.
63. Drawing of the engine room &c. of the Blazer Steam Vessel - drawing made by the Admiralty, Somerset House, 25 Aug. 1835.
64. Drawing of the Engine Room for the second class steam vessels as Driver lengthened - tracing of drawing made by the Admiralty, Somerset House, Jan. 1844, marked "Tender sent in for 2 225s for this in our letter to Sir John Barrow Bart., 5 Mar. 1844."
65. Drawing of the Engine Room for the 1st Class Steam Sloop Fury - tracing of drawing made by the Admiralty, Somerset House, 12 Aug. 1844.
66. Draft of 2 vessels for the Bombay Steam Navigation Co. - tracing, 22 May 1846.
[For drawings see portfolios 5/1205. 6/14a.]
67. Midship section of 2 vessels for the Bombay Steam Navigation Co. - tracing, 22 May 1846.
[For drawings see portfolios 5/1205, 6/14a.]
68. Steam tug Antelope 10hp, 1866 - tracing marked "This tracing made from a drawing sent here from London Street, which was returned with Mr. Brown's letter of May 17th 1866." [The engine is a small vertical engine of unusual construction.]
69. Design for a double screw steam boat - tracing, 22 Jul. 1867, marked "Original to Rabone Bros. & Co. 25 Jul. 1867."
70. Plan showing proposed alterations of the screw steam tug Albert, 24 Jul. 1867 - tracing marked "copy.".
71. Sketch for a towing vessel, not dated [engines not shown - tracing made from an 1820s draft drawing?].
72. Sketch for a towing vessel, not dated [same as the above but with engines shown - tracing made from an 1820s draft drawing?].
73. Cyclops, drawing of engine room - drawing made by the Admiralty, Somerset House, signed by William Symonds, not dated.
74. Ferdinand II - 2 90s by Maudslay, not dated.
75. Cross-section of the Infernal steam frigate, not dated.
Originally the "Steam Boat Drafts" portfolio consisted of the draft drawings of vessels made in the London office and sent to Soho. Other large boat drawings, such as those of the dredging boats and the Admiralty tracings, were added later. Not all the boats illustrated were fitted with Boulton Watt & Co. / James Watt & Co. engines, some were presumably made during the tendering process. The drawing have been placed in chronological order, and reference is made to the portfolios containing the drawings of their engines.
Old references:
1. Diana Speedwell steam boat, 20 Aug. 1819. [B&W Steam Boat Box 23]
2. Sketch of the Leith steam vessel, 16 May 1820. [B&W Steam Boat Box 14]
3. Steam Packet No. 1 , not dated. [B&W Steam Boat Box 1]
4. Steam Packet No. 2 , not dated. [B&W Steam Boat Box 2]
5. Post Office Meteor, not dated [circa 1820] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 63]
6. Sketch for a steam ferry boat, 26 Jan. 1821. [B&W Steam Boat Box 16]
7. Royal Sovereign, not dated [circa 1821] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 39]
8. Spitfire & Fury, traced 20 Sep. 1823. [B&W Steam Boat Box 11]
9. Cinderella Steam Vessel, not dated [circa 1823] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 51]
10. King of the Netherlands, not dated [circa 1823?] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 58]
11. Queen of the Netherlands, "Memo. 24 May 1824." [B&W Steam Boat Box 49]
12. Leman steam vessel, not dated [circa 1825] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 3]
13. Longitudinal section of the Shannon Steam Boat. [B&W Steam Boat Box 45]
14. Amsterdam Steam Towing Vessel [circa 1825] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 56]
15. Amsterdam towing vessel No. 1, 3 Jan. 1825. [B&W Steam Boat Box 21]
16. Amsterdam towing vessel No. 2, 4 Jan. 1825. [B&W Steam Boat Box 59]
17. Design for Hoogly No. 2, 3 Oct. 1825. [B&W Steam Boat Box 46]
18. Navy Meteor Steamer, 16 Oct. 1825. [B&W Steam Boat Box 42]
19. Design for Hawk No. 1, not dated [Dec. 1825?] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 60]
20. Design for Margate No. 6, 6 Feb. 1826 [Magnet] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 65]
21. The Magnet Steam Vessel, Feb. 1826. [B&W Steam Boat Box 53]
22. Neufchatel towing barge, 4 Aug. 1826. [B&W Steam Boat Box 26]
23. The Hero Steam Vessel, 22 Mar. 1827. [B&W Steam Boat Box 66]
24. Hawk, "original draft 14 Dec. 1825..." [B&W Steam Boat Box 50]
25. Unnamed vessel, 5 Jun. 1827. [B&W Steam Boat Box 12]
26. "Design," 5 Jul. 1827. [B&W Steam Boat Box 61]
27. Pavia boat Virgil, not dated [circa 1827] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 31]
28. Venice boat Eridano, 30 Jun. 1827. [B&W Steam Boat Box 41]
29. Greek steamer, copied 21 Jul. 1828. [B&W Steam Boat Box 15]
30. New Eclipse, 12 Jan. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 4]
31. Venus Steam Vessel, 9 Feb. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 36]
32. The Dasher Steamer, 21 Mar. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 43]
33. Forth & Clyde Canal towing boat, 6 Apr. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 13]
34. Forth & Clyde Canal towing boat, 10 Apr. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 24]
35. Steam boat Cupid - rough draft drawing. [B&W Steam Boat Box 22a]
36. Steam boat Cupid, 14 Apr. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 22]
37. The Kent Steamer, Apr. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 62]
38. Design for a Post Office Packet, 2 May 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 37]
39. Victory, Captain Ross, 3 Jul. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 57]
40. Thetis Steam Vessel, Aug. 1829. [B&W "Museum Drawings"]
41. Albion Steam Vessel, 31 Oct. 1829. [B&W Steam Boat Box 64]
42. Milan canal boat, 9 Mar. 1830. [B&W Steam Boat Box 35]
43. The Lark Steam Vessel, Apr. 1830. [B&W Steam Boat Box 48]
44. Rose, not dated [circa 1831] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 52]
45. Vixen, 31 Jan. 1831. [B&W Steam Boat Box 10]
46. Lake of Constance boat, "Leopold," Feb. 1831. [B&W Steam Boat Box 55]
47. (Constance) Rhine Steam Vessel, 18 Feb. 1831. [B&W Steam Boat Box 54]
48. Arrow Steam Vessel, 12 Apr. 1831. [B&W Steam Boat Box 44]
49. The Forbes Steam Vessel, Jul. 1831. [B&W Steam Boat Box 38]
50. The Navy Flamer Steamer [circa 1832] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 47]
51. Monarch, not dated [circa 1833] . [B&W Steam Boat Box 34]
52. Longitudinal section and plan of 20 horse dredger for Hamburg. [B&W Steam Boat Box 17]
53. Cross-section and plan of ladders etc. of 20 horse dredger for Hamburg. [B&W Steam Boat Box 17a]
54. Longitudinal section and plan of Eau Brink dredger, 12 horse independent engine. [B&W Steam Boat Box 18]
55. Three cross-sections and plan of deck beams of Eau Brink dredger, 12 horse independent engine. [B&W Steam Boat Box 18a]
56. Dover dredger, longitudinal section and plan. [B&W Steam Boat Box 28]
57. Dover dredger, cross-section. [B&W Steam Boat Box 28a]
58. Cross-section of boat engine for John Molson. [B&W Steam Boat Box 20]
59. Post Office Packet No. 2 - sections. [B&W Steam Boat Box 25]
60. Sketches of the Cyclops. [B&W Steam Boat Box 32]
61. Similar sheet of drawings to the above. [B&W Steam Boat Box 32a]
62. Plan of accomodation for Leith No. 4. [B&W Steam Boat Box 30]
63. Drawing of the engine room &c. of the Blazer. [B&W Steam Boat Box 33]
64. Drawing of the Engine Room for the second class steam vessels as Driver lengthened. [B&W Steam Boat Box 67]
65. Drawing of the Engine Room for the 1st Class Steam Sloop Fury. [B&W Steam Boat Box 19]
66. Draft of 2 vessels for the Bombay Steam Navigation Co. [B&W Steam Boat Box 6]
67. Midship section of 2 vessels for the Bombay Steam Navigation Co. [B&W Steam Boat Box 6a]
68. Steam tug Antelope 10hp, 1866. [B&W Steam Boat Box 8]
69. Design for a double screw steam boat. [B&W Steam Boat Box 29]
70. Plan showing proposed alterations of the screw steam tug Albert. [B&W Steam Boat Box 9]
71. Sketch for a towing vessel, not dated. [B&W Steam Boat Box 7]
72. Sketch for a towing vessel, not dated. [B&W Steam Boat Box 7a]
73. Cyclops, drawing of engine room. [B&W Steam Boat Box 32b]
74. Ferdinand II - 2 90s by Maudslay, not dated. [B&W Steam Boat Box 5]
75. Cross-section of the Infernal steam frigate. [B&W Steam Boat Box 27] |