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'Moonlight on the boat deck in the Gulf'
This is one of 262 drawings and 2 paintings presented to the Museum by the artist's family in 2012, and related to John Kingsley Cook's wartime service in the merchant navy between December 1940 and August 1945. It is drawn on the back of a navigational chart showing soundings (deep), compass rose and graticule. The chart's engraving style is consistent with publications of the US Coast and Geodetic Survey.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5289 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cook, John Kingsley |
| Places: | London; Malta |
| Date made: | 1941 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Presented by the artist's family, 2012. |
| Measurements: | Overall: 123 mm x 178 mm |