Sinking of the British battle ship Victoria off Tripoli, Syria, June 22, 1893.
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Title |
Sinking of the British battle ship Victoria off Tripoli, Syria, June 22, 1893. |
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Publisher |
Currier & Ives |
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Date |
©1893 |
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Date Searchable |
1893 |
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Call Number |
priJLC_MIL_001398 |
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Physical Description |
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 30.8 x 40.64 cm (12 1/8 x 16 in.) |
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Place of Publication |
New York (N.Y.) |
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Language |
English [eng] |
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Description |
Image of the sinking of the British battleship Victoria after crashing into another vessel (the Camperdown) during maneuvers off the coast of Tripoli, Lebanon, in 1893; the Victoria is pictured partially submerged on its side surrounded by ships and rowboats offering aid; sailors scramble to escape the Victoria as it sinks into the sea. |
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Notes |
"Pub. by Currier & Ives, 115 Nassau St. New York."--text, bottom left margin. "Copyright 1893, Currier & Ives, New York."--text, bottom right margin. "By Collision with the Battle Ship Camperdown during the Manoeuvres of the British Squadron commanded by Vice Admiral Sir George Tryon. By the awful disaster the Vice Admiral and over Four Hundred Officers, Engineers, Sailors, and Marines perished."--text, bottom center margin. |
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Subjects |
Battleships -- Pictorial works.
Marine accidents -- Pictorial works.
Ships -- Pictorial works.
Tryon, George, Sir, 1832-1893.
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Form/Genre |
Lithographs -- Color -- 1875-1900. (gmgpc) |
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Object Type |
Prints, documentary |
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Contributor 01 |
Last, Jay T. (donor) |
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Physical Collection |
Jay T. Last Collection |
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Physical Sub-Collection |
Military |
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Physical Series |
Large Size |
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Physical Sub-Series |
Other Military |
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Finding Aid |
For more information about this collection see: http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8df6thn/ |
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Rights |
For information on using Huntington Library materials, please see Reproductions of Huntington Library Holdings: http://www.huntington.org/WebAssets/Templates/content.aspx?id=588 . |
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Digital Collection |
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library |
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Digitization Specifications |
High resolution. |
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Unique Digital Identifier |
403420 |
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