View of the Racehorse and Carcass July 31st 1773

Technique includes engraving. The Racehorse led in the expedition sine hosted the expedition's (a voyage to the North Pole) commander and was the faster vessel. The Racehorse is therefore probably the vessel on the right hand side, and the Carcass is the one on the left.

Object Details

ID: PAF7943
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: the Younger, John Cleveley,; Pouncy, Benjamin Thomas
Vessels: Carcass (1759); H.M.S. Racehorse (1757)
Date made: 1757; 1759 31 Jul 1773
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Sheet: 247 x 296 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 556 mm
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