'Assistance' and 'Pioneer' fast to the Floe, off Cape Majendie, Wellington Channel, 1853 Plate V
Inscribed "H.M.S. Assistance and Pioneer fast to the floe, off Cape Majendie, Wellington Channel, 1853."
'Assistance' is shown in the centre foreground and 'Pioneer' behind on icy waters and against a coastal background. Both vessels exhibit unfurled sails.
'Assistance' is shown in the centre foreground and 'Pioneer' behind on icy waters and against a coastal background. Both vessels exhibit unfurled sails.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF8117 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | May, Walter William; Day & Son Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy |
| Vessels: | Assistance (1835); Pioneer (1850) |
| Date made: | 1850; 1853 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 245 x 342 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 560 mm |