Malta (1895)

A 12x10 negative. A slightly distant port very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Malta (1895) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. Watkins screw tug Arcadia (1895), seen from off her starboard bow, is on the left and a square rigged sailing ship is heading downriver under full sail. Tilbury is in the background.

Object Details

ID: G285
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Malta (1895); Arcadia (1895)
Date made: 1896
People: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company; William Watkins Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection