Minia (1866)

A 12x10 negative. A starboard very near broadside view, taken from only just ahead of the beam, of the cable ship Minia (1866) at anchor in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She is painted white with a buff funnel. There are no yards on her masts. Tilbury docks are in the background. The bottom right corner of the negative is broken off and missing.

Object Details

ID: G917
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: F. C. Gould & Son
Vessels: Minia (1866)
Date made: 1904-1912; 1904-1914 post-1904
People: Anglo-American Telegraph Co Ltd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection