Cathay (1872)

A 12x10 negative. A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Cathay (1872) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has three yards on her foremast, an awning is rigged aft and she is flying the blue peter and a pilot flag. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G278
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Charles
Vessels: Cathay (1872)
Date made: 21 April 1892
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection