General
General
Object Auto ID
82891
Alternate Codes
159563
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Local Name
The loss of the Hope steam ship on the south eastern coast of Africa [11 March, 1840]
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A sinking sail ship surrounded by timber wreckage and cargo, in heavy seas. Rocky coastline in the distance.
Provenance
Unknown
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Shipwrecks. Cape St. Francis Steamship Hope Earl of Falmouth. H A K Whitaker
Inscriptions
1. No inscription on image. Below: W.I. Huggins Pinxt, b.r. G. Moore Sculpt. c.b. To the Right Honourable Edward Boscawan, Earl of Falmouth etc, etc. This Engraving representing the loss of the Hope Steam Ship on the South Eastern coast of Africa c Baddeley Comm [last two words barely legible] in Latitude 34. 8.0 S. Long. 24. 36' 30" E. is with permission most respectfully dedicated to His Lordship, by His Lordship's most obliged humble servant, Henry Adams Kerry Whitaker. 2. Reproduction 850182 numbered 5/300 b.r. corner of print.
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size 310 x 460 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
[c.1840]
Maker Comment
HUGGINS, William John, 1781-1845
User Comment
Room no. E135 - Secretary to Parliament's Office. Removed 2002/05/21 and taken to Library storerooms.
Collector Comment
Coloured engraving
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