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'The Caliph' under sail [PRG 1373/4/49] • Photograph

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Summary

The composite ship 'The Caliph'. 914 tons, under sail- an etching [see under The Caliph and Caliph] [composite ship, 914 tons, ON63508, 215.1 x 36.1 x 20.4. Built by A Hall and Co. Aberdeen, owners = A Hector, registered London. Loaded tea in China on her first voyage and left for England but vanished. Generally supposed to have been taken by pirates while becalmed on the China coast and destroyed].

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Physical description

Photograph; 11 cm x 13.4 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1869

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

Caliph (Ship)
Caliph (Ship)
Sailing ships

Catalogue record

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General notes

One of the ships known as the Tea Clippers and China Traders.

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

25/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,906 x 2,833 pixels (11.1 MP)

Size

33.22 MB

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