File:View of the Racehorse and Carcass July 31st 1773 RMG PW7943.tiff

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Benjamin Thomas Pouncy (engraver); John Cleveley, the Younger (artist)
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English: View of the Racehorse and Carcass July 31st 1773

Technique includes engraving. The Racehorse led in the expedition sine hosted the expedition's (a voyage to the North Pole) commander and was the faster vessel. The Racehorse is therefore probably the vessel on the right hand side, and the Carcass is the one on the left.

View of the Racehorse and Carcass July 31st 1773
Date 1773
date QS:P571,+1773-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Sheet: 247 x 296 mm; Mount: 406 mm x 556 mm
Notes Box Title: Fighting Ships 1757-1779.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/102770
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id number: PAF7943
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