Indus (1847)

A whole plate negative. A slightly distant port near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the 3 masted barque rigged vessel Indus (1847) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is rigged with double topsails, single topgallants and royals. A stumpy rigged spritsail barge is alongside forward. The Coast Gurad Watch Vessel CGWV 28 (1847) is on the Tilbury shore in the left background.

Object Details

ID: G1763
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Charles
Vessels: Indus (1847); Elk (1847)
Date made: 17 April 1871
People: Mackay & Co
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection