Highflyer (1861)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted ship rigged vessel Highflyer (1861) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails on the fore and main, single topsail on the mizzen, single topgallants and royals. Tilbury is in the background. Negatives numbers G2243 and G2280 were taken on the same occasion.

Object Details

ID: G2280
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Highflyer (1861)
Date made: 7 August 1873
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection