Wreck of Her Majesty's Steam Frigate 'Birkenhead' on the 26th February [1852]
Inscribed: "Wreck of Her Majesty's Steam Frigate Birkenhead On the 26th February off Point Danger near the Cape of Good Hope, with 630 Passengers & Crew - 438 of whom were lost."
Hand-coloured.
Hand-coloured.
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Object Details
ID: | PAF8101 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Read & Co |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Events: | Wreck of Birkenhead, 1852 |
Vessels: | Birkenhead (1845) |
Date made: | 15 Apr 1852 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. |
Measurements: | Sheet: 345 x 501 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 560 mm |