1-153-713 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Canal boat, 1796. A canal boat for passengers and freight with framework for a tarpaulin (top) and covered with the tarpaulin (bottom). The rope leading out of the picture to the left is attached to a draught horse on the canal towpath. From A Treatise on the Improvement of Canal Navigation by Robert Fulton. (London, 1796).