Mataura (1866)

A whole plate negative. A port broadside view of the passenger/cargo liner Mataura (1866) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has a large awning rigged aft. She is brig rigged is reportedly fitted with patent reefing topsails. Tilbury is in the background. She was laid up in 1868 until October 1869.

Object Details

ID: G1303
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gould, Frederick Charles
Vessels: Mataura (1866)
Date made: 1866-1868; 1868
People: Panama, New Zealand & Australia Royal Mail Co.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection