Cunard Line, Between Liverpool, Boston and New York, Calling at Cork Harbor

Irish Immigration to New York and Boston

Verlag: The Major & Knapp Lith. Co, New York, 1879

Beschreibung

Cunard Line folding brochure advertising the steamship routes from Europe to the United States, during the time of the late 1870s famine in Ireland. The Notice states that passengers would be issued tickets only on deposit of $25 in gold. The Cunard fleet is listed, as well as agencies in Europe and the US, and with a New York agent printed at the bottom: "C. G. Franklyn, 4 Bowling Green, New York'. Illustrated with a "track chart" showing the steam ship routes across the Atlantic, and a triple panel center spread showing the cabin plan of the steam ship "Gallia", both the main and spar decks. Illustrated with a lithograph of the Gallia, highlighted in red, at the rear cover. Immigration to Boston and New York from Ireland exploded in the 1840s and 1850s due to the famine, with at least 20,000 immigrants yearly due to subsidized immigration from Britain on the Cunard Line. The trans Atlantic fares were in the $17 to $20 range; most immigrants had no further money and many remained in Boston and New York, rather than relocating. By 1850, 75% of the foreign born residents of Boston were Irish. 6 x 3 1/2" folded, 17 1/4 x 3 1/2" unfolded. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20839

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Cunard Line, Between Liverpool, Boston and ...

Verlag: The Major & Knapp Lith. Co, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1879

Einband: Softcover

Zustand: Very good condition