Lithographie. Lithographie de la bataille des routes de Hampton en couleur collée sur carton. Le motif est deux navires pansarkés qui tirent leurs armes l'un contre l'autre. Le plus grand navire à gauche avec le drapeau des États du Sud est le Merrimac et le plus petit navire avec le drapeau des États du Nord est le moniteur. En arrière-plan, plusieurs bateaux à voile sont visibles, même pendant le combat. La lithographie est marquée: 'NM Torgerson'. Le titre sous la photo: «la bataille entre Monitor et Merrimac à Hampton Roads d. 9 mars 1862. Nouveau Verldens Premium pour 1877'. Même remarqué : « Shober & Carqueville Prop

• Contributeur: BTEU/MMT / Alamy Banque D'Images
• ID de l’image: 2F6X4CJ
• Taille du fichier: 14,3 MB (623,2 KB Téléchargement compressé)
• Autorisations: Modèle - non | Propriété - non
• Dimensions: 2683 x 1862 px | 22,7 x 15,8 cm | 8,9 x 6,2 inches | 300dpi
• Date de la prise de vue: 22 octobre 2012

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Lithograph. Lithography of the Battle of Hampton Roads in color pasted on cardboard. The motif is two pansarked vessels that shoot their guns against each other. The larger ship on the left with the flag of the Southern states is Merrimac and the smaller ship with the flag of the North States is monitor. In the background, several sailing vessels are visible, even during combat. The lithography labeled: "NM Torgerson". The title under the picture: "The battle between Monitor and Merrimac at Hampton Roads d. March 9, 1862. New Verldens Premium for 1877". Even noticed: "Shober & Carqueville Props Chicago Lith Co". Lithography by Shober & Carqueville, Chicago in 1877 after painting the artist William Torgerson. Lithography represents the Battle of Hampton Roads, March 9, 1862, under the American Civil War. Always changed the marine technology developments in the world, even in Sweden. USS Monitor was designed by the Swedish inventor and engineer John Ericsson. The Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia, was the first sea battle in history between two armored vessels. The North Staters' vessels were called USS Monitor and the Southern States vessels were called CSS Virginia (a vapor fraud named USS Merrimack rebuilt). Both vessels were steam-driven and armored wooden vessels. None of the parties managed to lower each other, the cannon balls could not simply switch through the armor, therefore the battle is counted as a draw. But USS Monitor was still considered the winner because the South States did not manage to break the blockade that was the goal. After the battle where Ericsson's monitor had shown its strength, many countries came to invest in the ship type to their fleets.In Sweden, in a bill to the Riksdag 1862-1863, read that warships in wood now fully played out their role. The faith on the new ship was great. The monitors fit best in coastal areas, which was good for the Swedish defense at this time. Ericsson left out the design drawings to Sweden and 1864 began mo