The loss of the pennsylvania new york packet ship: the lockwoods emigrant ship; the saint andrew packet ship, and the victoria from charleston, near liverpool during the hurricane on monday & tuesday jany 7th & 8th 1839
hand-coloured. Inscription: the loss of the pennsylvania, new york packet ship, the lockwood emigrant ship, the saint andrew packet ship and the victoria from charleston (captain candler), near liverpool, during the hurricane on monday & tuesday jany 7th & 8th 1839. Also the ward from st johns at anchor; the victoria steam tug (liverpool steam-tug company, captain eccles) towing the lifeboat (magazine) and the mountaineer steamer, with a view of leasowe lighthouse & bidston hill. This print is intended to represent the vessels shortly after they struck on the tuesday afternoon from particulars given to the artist by captain sprowle of the lockwoods; captain thompson of the saint andrew and by captain candler of the victoria. Date: 1839. Dimensions: Sheet: 407 x 542 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 837 mm. Collection: Fine art.
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