STEAMSHIP NAVIGATION
The
evolution of merchant ships is documented by a series of
models, authentic masterpieces of Italian craftsmen.
Flanking
the magnificent reproduction of the transatlantic liners
"Giulio Cesare" and "Leonardo da Vinci", there are scores
of paintings (drawings, water-colours, tempera works, prints)
representing the first steamships, and many attestations
of the transition from sail to steam.
In this
Hall you can discover many relics belonged to Captain Tarabotto
and a reproduction of the "Rex", a gift from the Mayor of
New York after the conquest of the famous 'Blue Ribbon'.
Along with the luxury crockery of the great transatlantic
liners, also on display is a specimen of a radio cabin.
