The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping & Ariel passing the Lizard Sept 6th 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo

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The Great China Race. The Clipper Ships Taeping & Ariel passing the Lizard Sept 6th 1866 on their homeward voyage from Foo-Chow-Foo

'Taeping' had set off from China with a cargo of tea on 30 May 1866 and arrived at London Docks on 6 September at 9.45pm. 'Ariel' had departed on the same day and arrived at the East India Dock on 6 September at 10.15pm. The first ship home with the new tea crop would be able to command a far higher price for her cargo, so these beautiful ships, with their large area of sail and sleek lines, were built for speed. Tea represented one of the main consumer goods brought to Britain from the East.

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Object Details

ID:	PAH8572
Collection:	Fine art
Type:	Print
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Foster, William; Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy
Places:	Lizard
Vessels:	Ariel (1865); Taeping 1863 [British]
Date made:	24 Nov 1866
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 511 x 741 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 835 mm