HM Ship Doris rounding the Horn 11 Feb 1827
Port bow view of the ‘Doris’ on turbulent waves near Cape Horn ‘rounding the Horn’, a term traditionally understood to involve sailing from 50 degrees south on one coast to 50 degrees south on the other coast. Watercolour.
Object Details
| ID: | PAG9774 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hornbrook, Thomas Lyde |
| Vessels: | Doris (1808) |
| Date made: | 1808; 11 Feb 1827 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 282 x 366 mm; Mount: 18 7/8 in x 25 in |