Model of steam artillery tractor by Nicholas J. Cugnot

Grab

Description

View of mannequin sitting on model of steam artillery tractor by inventor Nicholas J. Cugnot. Handwritten on back: "Cugnot. Full scale model of the first automobile made by Captain Nicholas J. Cugnot. It is a steam artillery tractor made in 1770. The vehicle is now preserved in the Conservations National des Arts et Matieres in Paris."

Details

Resource ID:: na006213
Subject:: Cugnot, Nicolas Joseph, 1725-1804; Steam-carriages; Automobiles--Models; Photographic prints
Date:: unknown
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Cugnot
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.