A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of an unidentified coasting spritsail barge under full sail in The Downs.

A starboard side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of an unidentified coasting spritsail barge under full sail in The Downs. She has a flying jib, jib, square foresail, mainsail, main topsail and mizzen sail set and is on the port tack. The Kent coast is in the background and the barge is almost in silhouette. A note of the vertical format negative says the photographer is using Camera B.

Object Details

ID: N19537
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Date made: 8 July 1902
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 107 mm x 82 mm