Loss of the East Indiaman 'Fame', 1 Feb 1824

Inscribed: “Stationer’s Almanack for 1825. Loss of the Fame, East Indiaman. This Vessel, in which Sir Stamford Raffles & Family were coming to England, with a vast Collection of Natural Curiosities, was destroyed by Fire on the 1st February 1824”.

Object Details

ID: PAH0539
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brown, J; Robins, J
Vessels: Fame (1818) [HEIC]
Date made: 1824-1825
People: Raffles, Stamford
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 385 x 543 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 557 mm