General
    General
    Object Auto ID
    66584
    Alternate Codes
    159026
    Common Name
    Lithograph
    Quantity
    1.00
    Object Description

    The Parliament Collection:
    Drawn by Bowler from a sketch taken on the spot as described in the title.A view of H.M.S. Southampton covering the landing of part of the 25th & 27th regiments at Port Natal on Sunday 26th June 1842, to relieve the detachment under Capt. Smith of the 27th regiment, beseiged [sic] by the insurgent Boers. The Conch schooner, Wm. Bell Master, under the Bluff has the troops on board and in tow, the Boers are firing upon them from the land

    Provenance

    Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

    Description
    Technique Types
    Distinguishing Features

    Battle of Durban British ships, HMS Southampton Port Natal maritime military

    Inscriptions
    b.l. Drawn by T.W. Bowler from a Sketch taken on the spot; b.r. Day & Haghe Lithrs. to the Queen
    Measurement Type Unit Value
    Dimension Comments
    Unframed and mounted; Image size 315 x 410 mm
    History
    Object Age Comment
    1842
    Maker Comment
    BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869)
    Production Place
    Collector Comment
    Lithograph
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    Site Association
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