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View of the Town and Harbour of Port Royal in Jamaica (showing the Cumberland, Highflyer, etc)
This print depicts Port Royal Harbour in Jamaica and the numerous British ships moored there. The 'Cumberland' is shown in the foreground on the right.
The prints is inscribed above: 'View of the town and harbour of Port Royal in Jamaica, taken from sea.'
Inscribed below the image: 'No 1 Alban, 4 guns. No 2 Geyser, 6 guns. No 3 Devastation, 6 guns. Commander Algernon F R De Horsey. No 4 Highflyer, 21 guns. Capt John Moore. No 5 Imaum, 72 guns. Commander George Snell. No 6 Daring, 12 guns. Commander Gerard J Napier. No 7 Persian, 12 guns. No 8 Buzzard, 6 guns. Commander Wm H Dobbie. No 9 Cumberland, 70 guns. Admiral "Play [Flag?] Ship Capt George H Seymour".'
The prints is inscribed above: 'View of the town and harbour of Port Royal in Jamaica, taken from sea.'
Inscribed below the image: 'No 1 Alban, 4 guns. No 2 Geyser, 6 guns. No 3 Devastation, 6 guns. Commander Algernon F R De Horsey. No 4 Highflyer, 21 guns. Capt John Moore. No 5 Imaum, 72 guns. Commander George Snell. No 6 Daring, 12 guns. Commander Gerard J Napier. No 7 Persian, 12 guns. No 8 Buzzard, 6 guns. Commander Wm H Dobbie. No 9 Cumberland, 70 guns. Admiral "Play [Flag?] Ship Capt George H Seymour".'
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH9245 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Arnaboldi, G.; Duperley, Adolphe |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Cumberland (1842); Highflyer 1851 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1842 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 505 mm x 740 mm; Image: 370 mm x 613 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 835 mm |