Topographical, mainly Australia and New Zealand, also Malta and England; HMS 'Polyphemus' (1881); HMS 'Sultan' (1870)

Contents (plate number): Handwritten captions under images.
1. Government House, Sydney.
2. Centennial Hall, George Street, Sydney.
3. Sydney Post Office.
4. Circular Quay, Sydney.
5. Sydney, seen from the Greenwich side of the Paramatta river.
6. Lane Cove on the Paramatta river.
7. Mossman’s Bay. The paddle excursion steamer St Leonard’s (no date) is moored at the dock.
8. Middle Harbour, Sydney.
9. Manly Road and Spit Ferry, Sydney.
10. Neutral Bay, Sydney. Near Ashbury’s Coal Wharf.
11. The Heads, Port Jackson.
12. The Heads, Port Jackson.
13. Domain Gardens, Sydney.
14. Sydney Botanical Gardens.
15. Sydney Botanical Gardens.
16. Sydney Botanical Gardens.
17. Domain Gardens, Sydney.
18. Sydney Botanical Gardens.
19. Government House, Melbourne.
20. Melbourne Library and Museum.
21. The Law Courts, Melbourne.
22. The Town Hall, Melbourne.
23. The Organ in Melbourne Town Hall.
24. Prell’s Buildings, Collins and Queen Streets, Melbourne.
25. Collins Street, Melbourne.
26. Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.
27. Collins Street, Melbourne.
28. Botanical Gardens, Melbourne.
29. Fitzroy Gardens, Melbourne.
30. Fern tree Gully, Melbourne.
31. Melbourne.
32. Government House, Adelaide.
33. Adelaide seen from Montefiore Hill.
34. Botanical Gardens, Adelaide.
35. Town Hall and Post Office, Adelaide.
36. Public Library and Museum, Adelaide.
37. Adelaide Exhibition Building.
38. Launceston, Tasmania.
39. A view of the Tamar, Tasmania.
40. Hobart with Mount Wellington in the background.
41. Hobart from the bay. The Pearl class third class cruiser in the foreground is either HMS Ringarooma (1889) or HMS Tauranga (1889).
42. Botanical Gardens, Hobart.
43. Mount Wellington seen from the Cascades, Hobart.
44. Hobart, with the Pearl class third class cruiser HMS Katoomba (1889) anchored in the bay.
45. Fern Tree Bower, Hobart.
46. Fern Tree Bower, Hobart.
47. The mouth of Brown’s River, Hobart.
48. Cliffs on the north side of Brown’s River.
49. The Derwent [river] and hop fields near New Norfolk.
50. The Lachlan river, New Norfolk.
51. New Norfolk.
52. Hobart.
53. The torpedo ram HMS Polyphemus (1881) moored at Malta.
54. Wave breaking over the forecastle of HMS Polyphemus (1881) at sea, viewed from the forward superstructure.
55. Wave breaking over the forecastle of HMS Polyphemus (1881) at sea, viewed from the forward superstructure.
56. Water washing over the quarterdeck of HMS Polyphemus (1881) at sea.
57. A portside near beam view of HMS Sultan (1870), a third class battleship. Originally built as a central battery ironclad, this image shows her in her final active state with military masts.
58. A port bow view of HMS Sultan (1870), a third class battleship. Originally built as a central battery ironclad, this image shows her in her final active state with military masts.
59. Formal group photograph of the officers of HMS Sultan (1870), dated 1896. This date is consistent with the appearance of the ship in prints #57 and #58.
60. HMS Polyphemus (1881) moored at Dockyard Creek, Malta. Her later gun armament (which replaced the original MGs) is visible in this picture.
61. Formal group photograph of the officers of HMS Polyphemus (1881), dated 1896.
62. Grand Harbour, Malta.
63. The entrance to Marsamxetto Harbour, Malta.
64. Isola Point, Grand Harbour, Malta. The First Rate three-decker in the background on the left is HMS Hibernia (1804), serving as a depot ship when this photograph was taken. The white-hulled vessel on the right in the foreground is the most likely the troopship Jumna (1866).
65. Marsamxetto Harbour curtain wall, Malta.
66. The Steps, Marsamxetto Harbour, Malta.
67. St. Paul’s Bay, Malta.
68. Interior of the Armoury at the Governor’s Palace, Valetta, Malta.
69. Auberge de Castille, Valetta, Malta.
70. The High Altar, St. John’s Church, Malta.
71. The Spanish Chapel, St. John’s Church, Malta.
72. A view of the forecastle of HMS Polyphemus (1881), taken from the forward superstructure. The photograph was taken when the ship was en route back to Britain from the Mediterranean in 1900.
73. A view of the quarterdeck of HMS Polyphemus (1881), taken from the after superstructure. The photograph was taken when the ship was en route back to Britain from the Mediterranean in 1900.
74. A starboard bow view of the torpedo boat depot ship/carrier HMS Hecla (1878) [formerly the merchant vessel British Empire] under way in Portsmouth Harbour. The two second class torpedo boats visible in their forward cradles are TBs 56 and 57.
75. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
76. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
77. A church, probably the same one as shown in print #81. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
78. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
79. A windmill. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
80. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England. Print #85 is a duplicate of this image in sepia.
81. A church, probably the same one as shown in print #77. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
82. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
83. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
84. An anchored barque and a sailing barge. Location unknown although the area in the picture appears to be the same as that shown in print #94. Possibly Hampshire, England.
85. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England. This is a duplicate in sepia of print #80.
86. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
87. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
88. Seaview Pier, Isle of Wight, built 1880.
89. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
90. Portchester Castle, Hampshire, England.
91. Portchester Castle, Hampshire, England.
92. Possibly part of Portchester Castle, Hampshire, England, but identity is not certain. It could also be a dilapidated stately home in mock-Norman architectural style.
93. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.
94. Unidentified steamer with wagons loaded with soil and rocks in foreground. The steam crane has ‘Frank Bevis, Contractor Portsmouth’ written on the crane arm. The background looks like Portsdown Hill. The area in the picture appears to be the same as that shown in print #84.
95. Location unknown. Possibly Hampshire, England.

Object Details

ID: ALB0374
Type: Photograph album
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 292 mm x 246 mm x 27 mm
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