H.M.S. Dido, 18. In the hurricane of January 21st 1856 off Raiatea, Pacific...
Hand-coloured lithograph showing the ‘Dido’ badly caught in a storm, port bow view; sails torn apart; fore mast broken, lying on port side of hull; topsail yard on mizzen mast is split; waves crashing on to port side; bolts of lightning present in sky, right from centre. Publisher’s address below image, left.
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Object Details
ID: | PAH0870 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Kellow, Effingham J; Straker |
Places: | Unlinked place |
Vessels: | Dido (1836) |
Date made: | 1836; 21 Jan 1856 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 327 x 353 mm; Mount: 631 mm x 473 mm |