Album of HMS Barfleur (1892)
A black lacquered, wood carved album with gold painting pearly storks, held in a foral design wooden box.
The album contains 83 photographs which are glued in, and is the work of Midshipman Francis S. Drake Esdaile 1883-7/7/1900, who died of wounds received at Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
Locations included are:Suez circa 1897, Hong Kong, Wei-Hai-Wei, Amoy, and Japanese ports including Kobe, Yokohama, Nagasaki and Tsugaru.
Themes include:
4 photographs of ship's officers 1887-1900 (pre 7/7/1900)
Japan topographical
Japanese fishermen
Japanese Junks
3 loose photgraphs of Midshipman F. S. D. Eslaide R.N, and also 2 of his grave
The album contains 83 photographs which are glued in, and is the work of Midshipman Francis S. Drake Esdaile 1883-7/7/1900, who died of wounds received at Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.
Locations included are:Suez circa 1897, Hong Kong, Wei-Hai-Wei, Amoy, and Japanese ports including Kobe, Yokohama, Nagasaki and Tsugaru.
Themes include:
4 photographs of ship's officers 1887-1900 (pre 7/7/1900)
Japan topographical
Japanese fishermen
Japanese Junks
3 loose photgraphs of Midshipman F. S. D. Eslaide R.N, and also 2 of his grave
Object Details
| ID: | ALB0154 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 368 mm x 279 mm |
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