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The paddle steamer 'Fire King' leaving Liverpool
Inscribed: “To the Directors of the Ardrossan and Liverpool Steam Ship Company. This print of their first steam ship. The Fire King (Captain Ewing. Commander). Is respectfully Dedicated by Their Obedient Servant, Henry Lacey”.
The ‘Fire King’ is seen in starboard broadside view, leaving Liverpool under both sail and steam, with a number of top-hatted men on deck. The Wirral Peninsular is in the background to left, with Fort Perch Rock and Lighthouse to right.
The ‘Fire King’ is seen in starboard broadside view, leaving Liverpool under both sail and steam, with a number of top-hatted men on deck. The Wirral Peninsular is in the background to left, with Fort Perch Rock and Lighthouse to right.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH8883 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ackermann, Rudolph; Lacey, Henry McMinn, W. R. Physick, T Physick, W. |
| Vessels: | Fire King (1839) |
| Date made: | circa 1839 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 368 x 471 mm |
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