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Capt. Thomas Rossiter [B 6977] • Photograph

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Summary

Captain Thomas Rossiter [1800-1875] has Rossiter Bay in Western Australia named in his honour. He was an Englishman who commanded the French whaler called the "Mississippi". Captain Rossiter saved the life of Edward John Eyre and his offsider from starvation on their epic overland trip from Adelaide to King George Sound. The "Mississippi" was the first foreign vessel to enter Port Lincoln since its settlement. Captain Rossiter also commanded a large brigantine called "Wave of Goole". He used to paint water colours of the places he visited.

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Physical description

Photograph; 13.5 cm x 9.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1873

Photographer

Chandler, Andrew

Collection

Part of Portrait Collection

Subject

Rossiter, Thomas

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Digitisation information

Date

04/10/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,168 x 3,155 pixels (6.8 MP)

Size

6.86 MB

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