Orient (1879)
A half plate negative. A port side view, taken from ahead of the beam, of the passenger/cargo liner Orient (1879) at moorings in Gravesend Reach, River Thames. She has short funnels and yards on her foremast and has been refitted with a topgallant forecastle and a turtleback poop. The stern of the paddle tug Vigilant (1874) is on the right. Tilbury is in the background. A copy of part of negative number G1101.
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Object details
| ID: | G1818 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | F. C. Gould & Son |
| Vessels: | Orient (1879); Vigilant (1874) |
| Date made: | 3 June 1892 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Gould Collection |