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From a daguerrotype picture by the Polytechnic Institution. A View of Her Majesty's Iron Steam Vessel Albert Capn H.D. Trotter as she appeared in Deptford Dock Yard previous to her sailing for the Niger, fitted with Capn. G. Smith's Paddle Box Safety Boats & Dr Rieds Ventilating-Apparatus.
A View of Her Majesty's Iron Steam Vessel Albert Capn H.D. Trotter as she appeared in Deptford Dock Yard fitted with Capn. G. Smith's Paddle Box Safety Boats & Dr Rieds Ventilating-Apparatus. The 'Albert' formed part of the Niger expedition of 1841 along with 'Soudan' and 'Wilberforce'. The expedition was mounted by British missionary and activist groups in 1841-1842. The three British iron steam vessels travelled to Lokoja, at the confluence of the Niger River and Benue River, in what is now Nigeria. The British government backed the effort to make treaties with the local peoples, introduce Christianity and promote increased trade. Hand-coloured.; medium includes gum arabic.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD6174 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Deptford Dockyard |
| Vessels: | Albert (1840) |
| Date made: | 1840 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 287 mm x 450 mm; Mount: 215 mm x 222 mm |