File:West India Docks RMG PU1442.tiff

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Samuel Owen; Vernor, Hood and Sharpe
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English: West India Docks

Copper-plate engraving entitled 'West India Docks', from the artist Samuel Owen's 'The Thames' series, 1809-11. These docks were built in 1799-1802. A view across the import dock with warehouses in the distance. Extensive warehousing was needed to accommodate thousands of tons of cargo, which included sugar, rum molasses, coffee, spices and hardwood. In the foreground is a crane which would have been used to unload goods onto the quayside prior to their transportation to the extensive storage facilities.

West India Docks
Date 1 April 1811
date QS:P571,+1811-04-01T00:00:00Z/11
Dimensions Sheet: 165 mm x 251 mm; Image: 115 mm x 194 mm; Mount: 227 mm x 352 mm
Notes Box Title: Seaports I25 London.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/105593
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Times Gazetteer Grid Reference Number, Prints & Drawings: I 25 (45)
id number: PAD1442
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Green Blackwall collection

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