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The 'Fleur de Maurice' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/37/18] • Photograph

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Summary

The wooden barque 'Fleur de Maurice', 317 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 333 gross, 317 tons. ON49938. 131.0 x 26.8 x 15.6. Built 1864 Clarke, Jersey. Owners: formerly owned in Jersey. July 1876 J Walker and Son, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked when crossing the bar at Port Natal, South Africa, April 5, 1894]

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.6 cm x 10.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1880

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Fleur de Maurice (Ship)
Ships, Wooden

Catalogue record

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General notes

From the volume titled 'South Australian owned shipping lines & sailing vessels: vessels owned by Bickers & Bower, vessels owned by Captain John A. Walker, South Australian owned sailing vessels; Port Adelaide views'.

This section comprises Vessels owned by Captain John A. Walker, Port Adelaide.

This image is from the A.D. Edwardes Collection of about 8,000 photographs, mostly of sailing ships from around the world, taken between about 1865 and 1920. Mounted in 91 albums, the photographs are arranged by country of ownership, with some special volumes such as 'Shipping at Port Adelaide' and 'South Australian outports'. Additional information, giving the history of the ships where known, has been provided by maritime historian, Ron Parsons.

Digitisation information

Date

10/07/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,376 x 4,032 pixels (21.7 MP)

Size

65.05 MB

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