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The 'John R. Worcester' in an unidentified port [PRG 1373/4/58] • Photograph

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Summary

The composite barque (ex ship) 'John R. Worcester', 844 tons, in an unidentified port. She was a full-rigged clipper until her conversion to a barque rig about 1884. [from information supplied by great-grandson of its captain James Cawse in the mid 1870s] (possibly also known as 'L'Immacolata' of Naples].

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Physical description

Photograph; 7.4 cm x 12.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

John R. Worcester (Ship)
L'Immacolata (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

26/06/2007

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,750 x 2,286 pixels (8.6 MP)

Size

25.74 MB

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