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Clipper Ship "West Australian" 5600 Tons Register
Major collection: Hart Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth; Foster, William; Day & Son Ltd.
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1854
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 16 1/2 in x 22 in
Nomenclature: clipper ships; British
Classification: ship portraits
CC-R-0137
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
Object type: lithograph
Maker: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth; Foster, William; Day & Son Ltd.
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Date made: 1854
Materials: ink; paper
Measurements: 16 1/2 in x 22 in
Nomenclature: clipper ships; British
Classification: ship portraits
Port-side view of the 'West Australian' with nearly all her sails set. At her mast, she flies a flag with a saltire overlapped by a diamond in the center. The name of the ship is inscribed at the top fore edge of the hull.
CC-R-0137