General
General
Object Auto ID
71786
Alternate Codes
484239
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
Distinguishing Features
Shipwrecks. Cape St. Francis. Hope (Steamship) 1840
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
Framed; Image size 310 x 460 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
Original c.1840. This copy c.1985 (see Notes)
Maker Comment
HUGGINS, William John, 1781-1845. Moore, G., engr. Unifoto - photographer
User Comment
Reproduction 850182 was displayed in the President's Council after 1985 (see Notes below).
Collector Comment
Coloured engraving
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