File:The Cunard Royal Mail Steamship Britannia (John Hewitt Commander) as she appeared leaving her dock at East Boston, February 3d, 1844, bound from Boston to Liverpool, a canal having been cut in the ice 7 miles long and RMG PY0228.tiff
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English: The Cunard Royal Mail Steamship Britannia (John Hewitt Commander) as she appeared leaving her dock at East Boston, February 3d, 1844, bound from Boston to Liverpool, a canal having been cut in the ice 7 miles long and 100 feet wide Hand-coloured. This is the ship on which Dickens went to America in 1842, as recounted in his 'Amer-can Notes'. NMM has the silver wine set (by Lows, Ball of Boston), presented by the passengers to her commander, John Hewitt, at the end of that stormy voyage. |
| Date | 1844 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 289 x 453 mm; Mount: 483 mm x 637 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Steamships 1835-1842. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/140175 |
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| Identifier | Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 10411 Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 3 id number: PAH0228 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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