The five-masted barque Potosi (1895) under full sail in calm seas

A port bow view of the five-masted barque Potosi (1895) under full sail in calm seas. The sails are at an angle to starboard to catch the wind passing over the port quarter. The photograph was taken from the water and is slightly unsharp.

Object Details

ID: G14033
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Gibson & Sons of Scilly
Vessels: Potosi (1895)
Date made: Before 1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gibson's of Scilly Shipwreck Collection
Measurements: Overall: 254 mm x 304 mm
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