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Wreck of Her Majesty's Steam Frigate 'Birkenhead' on the 26th February [1852]

Inscribed: "Wreck of Her Majesty's Steam Frigate Birkenhead On the 26th February off Point Danger near the Cape of Good Hope, with 630 Passengers & Crew - 438 of whom were lost."

Hand-coloured.
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Object Details

ID: PAF8101
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Read & Co
Places: Unlinked place
Events: Wreck of Birkenhead, 1852
Vessels: Birkenhead (1845)
Date made: 15 Apr 1852
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Sheet: 345 x 501 mm; Mount: 407 mm x 560 mm