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The Racehorse and Carcass forcing through the Ice, August 10th, 1773
Technique includes engraving. The Racehorse led the expedition since she was the faster vessel and hosted the expedition (a voyage to the North Pole) commander, Constantine Phipps. The Racehorse is in the foreground on the right hand side of the picture, and the Carcass is in the midground to the left.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF7945 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Canot, Pierre Charles; the Younger, John Cleveley, |
| Vessels: | Carcass (1759); H.M.S. Racehorse (1757) |
| Date made: | 1757; 1759 10 Aug 1773 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 240 x 295 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 555 mm |
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