H.M.S. Colussus, 1st Class Battleship, Her Majesty's Navy. Antique Print c. 1890.

H.M.S. Colussus, 1st Class Battleship.

This is a finely detailed original antique print (chromolithograph) from c. 1890. The accompanying scan gives a general idea of the overall view but cannot show the fine detail of the print.

Historical Note - "The fourth HMS Colussus was a Colussus class first-class British battleship, launched in 1882 and commissioned in 1886. She had a displacement of 9,520 tons, and an armament of 4 × 12-inch breechloaders, 5 × 6-inch guns and had a respectable speed of 15.5 knots. 

She was one of the first, if not the first, modern battleship. She had several features which would be standard for all gun warships up to the Second World War including all steel construction, a main battery of breech loading major caliber guns (ie. 10 inches or greater) mounted in turrets and was propelled only by steam engines instead of a combination of steam and sails - as was common in the mid-19th century. Wikipedia.

Chromolithograph:- A lithographic print is produced by drawing an image onto a very fine grained, flat, stone slab or plate with oil, fat or wax. After chemical treatment an oil based ink is rolled over the stone surface where it is attracted to the image only. The stone plate is then pressed against paper to reproduce the drawn image. A chromolithograph is produced by repeating this process on a series of stone plates with different coloured inks. In this way a coloured image can be produced. Blog article - Buyers guide to antique prints.

Size:- printed area 9.00 x 7.00 inches approx.

Artist / Engraver:- W. Fred Mitchell.

Postage / Shipping Costs:- I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print. If you order more than one print please request an invoice so that I can apply this offer. Prints are normally posted in strong cardboard tubes for maximum protection.