Sujet

Wreck of "The Vanguard" steamer, off Cork Lighthouse, 1844. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Wreck of "The Vanguard" steamer, off Cork Lighthouse, 1844. An iron-built steamer of the Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company ran aground on rocks off the Irish coast. There was bad weather and poor visibility: '...the vessel itself was wrapped in a mist, which made it almost impossible to discern the light, though the vessel was abreast of it'. There was no loss of life: '...all the persons on board, between thirty and forty in number, were conveyed ashore...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol V.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM21A06_398

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,8Mo (4,3Mo) / 42,0cm x 29,7cm / 4960 x 3508 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weather transport transportation sea mist coast boat boats coastal rocks rock misty fog ship ships British geography foggy Ireland steamer accident lighthouse paddle steamer paddle steamers cork Victorian century Britain newspapers press concept incident B&W County Cork steamship 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News steam ship TGN ILN newspaper engraving landscape Unknown