A very distant starboard side view of sailing vessels getting under way in The Downs

A very distant starboard side view of sailing vessels getting under way in The Downs The photographer is looking seaward showing at least twenty sailing vessels setting sail. They are on the skyline and include spritsail barges, ketches and schooners. The sea is flat calm.

Object Details

ID: N19088
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Francis Norris
Date made: 23 August 1987
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm