"The Eastern Monarch, Emigrant Ship For New Zealand" Etching
Entry/Object ID
P-11261
Description
This illustration appeared in the May 30, 1874, edition of the Illustrated London News. It depicts the 1,706-ton iron ship Eastern Monarch at Gravesend on the River Thames, just before she set sail for Lyttelton, New Zealand.
The Ship: Built in 1874 by William Pile at Sunderland, this was her maiden voyage. She carried over 500 passengers and was one of the largest and most well-appointed emigrant ships of her day. - Google Gemini AI
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Black and White
Subject Place
City
Gravesend, England
County
Kent, England
Country
England, United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
River
Thames River, England
Collection
Photograph Collection
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Wells, John Richard
Role
Original Artist
Date made
Jan 1997
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, Photographic
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Photograph
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic Documents
Nomenclature Class
Documentary Objects
Nomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
Search Terms
Print, Photographic, I-A-1b Subjects Related to Euterpe
