Sacramento Mail Steamer

This watercolour depicts the 'Sacramento', a 270-foot side-wheel passenger steamer built in 1864 and belonging to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company of San Francisco. There is also The vessel is also what appears to be a wooden screw frigate in the right background. The 'Sacramento' was wrecked on an uncharted reef, nine miles south-east of San Geronimo Island, Mexico, in position 29.50N 115.50W, on 5 December 1872. The reef is now known as Sacramento Reef. Mounted in album with PAI4216-PAI4234, PAI4236-PAI4279; Heightened with white; Technique includes scraped highlights.

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ID:	PAI4235
Type:	Drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Williams, Hamilton
Vessels:	Sacramento (1864)
Date made:	1864-72
People:	Williams, Hamilton
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 109 x 175 mm
Parts:	Album of drawings and watercolours by Hamilton Williams, HMS Leander, entitled 'Sketches in the South Pacific' (Album) Title page - 'Sketches in the South Pacific', consisting of five small circular drawings stuck on the page, joined together by the title (Drawing) (PAI4216) Reef-topsail point. Valparaiso (Drawing) (PAI4219) Valparaiso (Drawing) (PAI4220) Raza Lighthouse. Rio Janeiro (Drawing) (PAI4221) Ships in the moonlight, Coquimbo (Drawing) (PAI4222) Cumberland Bay. Juan Ferdandez (Drawing) (PAI4223) Wreck of the Countess of Winton (Drawing) (PAI4224) Skin canoes. Coquimbo (Drawing) (PAI4225) Cobija (Drawing) (PAI4226) Leading Bluff, Bolivia (Drawing) (PAI4227) Cobija (Drawing) (PAI4228) Arica, Peru, totally destroyed by earthquake and Tidal Wave on 13 August 1868 (Drawing) (PAI4229) Part of the Chincha Islands (Drawing) (PAI4230) Chincha Isles. 'Peak', 'Hole' & 'Sugarloaf' Rocks (Drawing) (PAI4231) The Harbour of Callao, with the Peruvian Fleet Taken from a drawing by Hamilton Williams (Print) (PAI4232) Callao (Drawing) (PAI4233) San Lorenzo Island & Fronton Island (Drawing) (PAI4234) Sacramento Mail Steamer (Drawing) (PAI4235) Baths at Callao, destroyed by a wave on the 9 January 1865 (Drawing) (PAI4236) Gaff-rigged ship 'Passed at Sea while cruising off Callao, 25 November 1864' (Drawing) (PAI4237) Rimac (Peru, South America) (Drawing) (PAI4238) Leander's Bathing place in the 'Remac' (Drawing) (PAI4239) San Lorenzo (Drawing) (PAI4240) English Church, Callas (Drawing) (PAI4241) Palace of Pizarro, Lima, from the balcony at Morin's Hotel. Pizarro was murdered here on 26 June 1541 (Drawing) (PAI4242) 'My trot to Lima' (Drawing) (PAI4243) Bluff on San Lorenzo Island, Bay of Callao, Peru (Drawing) (PAI4244) Part of the Huaccas, Callao (Drawing) (PAI4245) Distant glimpse of Lima on a Clear Day (Drawing) (PAI4246) Indian Ruins in the neighbourhood of Callao (Drawing) (PAI4247) The 'Spit', Callao (Drawing) (PAI4248) Chorillos (Drawing) (PAI4249) The Dolores Ugarte burned at Callao on the night of 17 Septr 1865 (Drawing) (PAI4250) Coquimbo (Drawing) (PAI4251) U(nited) S (tates) Gunvessel Wateree (Drawing) (PAI4252) Victoria Turret ship (Drawing) (PAI4253) Loa ironclad (Drawing) (PAI4254) Spanish ironclad Numancia (Drawing) (PAI4255) Aconcagua & Bell of Quillota (Drawing) (PAI4256) The Watson's House (the Zorras) (Drawing) (PAI4257) On the way to the Laguna, Valparaiso (Drawing) (PAI4258) U(nited) S(tates) Steam Ram Dunderberg (Drawing) (PAI4259) U(nited) S(tates) Monitor Monadnock (Drawing) (PAI4260) U(nited) S(tates) Wheel Steamer Vanderbilt 12 guns (Drawing) (PAI4261) Bombardment of Valparaiso by Spanish Fleet, 31 March 1866 (Drawing) (PAI4262) Coquimbo to Valparaiso with Chile coal, 18 Octr 1865 (Drawing) (PAI4263) Ice-berg passed 30 July 1866 (Drawing) (PAI4264) 'About Ship' to clear the ice (Drawing) (PAI4265) Ice-berg passed 30 July 66 (Drawing) (PAI4266) Small iceberg passed 30 July 66 (Drawing) (PAI4267) The First Iceberg met with (Drawing) (PAI4268) Leander 9 Septr 66. Fogo Island N&E 60 miles, one of the Cape Verde group (Drawing) (PAI4269) Scene with fleet at anchor off mountainous coast at sunset (Drawing) (PAI4270) Small sailing boats in a rough sea off a harbour wall (Drawing) (PAI4271) Kirkstead Abbey (Drawing) (PAI4272) South Doorway, Martin Church, Lincolnshire (Drawing) (PAI4273) Scamblisby Church, Nr Horncastle, Lincolnshire (Drawing) (PAI4274) Sandsfoot Castle, Weymouth (Drawing) (PAI4275) Wreck of the Yacht Foam, 23 Octr 74, Weymouth (Drawing) (PAI4276) From the crupper of the White Horse (Drawing) (PAI4277) Unidentified scene, somewhere in the Far East? (Drawing) (PAI4278) Scene taken 'From Sandsfoot Castle' (Drawing) (PAI4279) H.M.S. Leander 39 guns (Print) (PAI4280) H.M.S. Leander? (Print) (PAI4281) The Young Duke of Brittany exhibits an absurd dislike to the water (caricature) (Drawing) (PAI4282) King Johnne anxiouslie awaiteth ye returne of hys clothys frome ye washe (caricature) (Drawing) (PAI4283) Storm on Ye Moors! (caricature) (Drawing) (PAI4284) King John announces the Death of his Brother Richard (caricature) (Drawing) (PAI4285) Porto Santo Isle nr Madeira (Drawing) (PAI4286) Naval vessel in a heavy sea 'Ye Perrylles of ye deape' (Drawing) (PAI4287) Square-rigged vessel, bow-on, in a stiff breeze (Drawing) (PAI4288)

Sacramento Mail Steamer

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