Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'
Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the junk 'Keying', mainsail set. Exergue: 'THE CHINESE JUNK "KEYING".' Reverse: Inscription, 'THE FIRST CHINESE VESSEL EVER BROUGHT TO EUROPE, OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE . HER DIMENSIONS ARE-LENGTH 160fFT, BREADTH 33FT, DEPTH OF HOLD 16FT . BURTHEN 800 TONS . MAINMAST OF IRONWOOD 90FT LONG; THE SAILS ARE MADE OF STRONG MATTING, THE MAINSAIL WEIGHS NEARLY 9 TONS, HER 3 ANCHORS ARE MADE OF IRON-WOOD; THE RUDDER WEIGHS 7 TONS; SHE IS AN EXCELLENT SEA-BOAT, AND MADE A VOYAGE FROM BOSTON U. S. TO JERSEY IN 21 DAYS ARRIVED AT ENGLAND 27 MAR . 1848'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1350 |
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Collection: | Coins and medals |
Type: | Medal |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Allen & Moore |
Events: | Voyage from China to England of the Keying, 1846-1848 |
Vessels: | Keying 1846 [Chinese] |
Date made: | 1848 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm |