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'General Blanco' wooden barque [PRG 1373/79/60] • Photograph

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Summary

Figurehead, 'General Blanco' wooden barque [this elderly wooden ship of 900 odd tons, under the Hawaiian flag (at the time a 'flag of convenience' - or 'no questions asked') came to grief in 1856 off the Troubridge Shoals. For the full story see 'Shipwrecks in SA, Book 1' Parsons, 1981/4. This illustration shows her figurehead on the balcony of the Exchange Hotel, Port Adelaide]

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Physical description

Photograph (B&W print); 9.5 cm x 7 cm

Dates / Publication details

1900s

Collection

Part of A.D. Edwardes Collection

Subject

General Blanco (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

From a volume titled 'Figureheads'.

This section comprises 'Figureheads'.

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

13/12/2018

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,727 x 4,919 pixels (18.3 MP)

Size

55.02 MB

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