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Summary

The harbour of Port Cornwallis, island of Great Andaman, with the fleet getting under weigh for Rangoon
Author
Print made by: George Hunt, after Lieutenant Joseph Moore. Published by: Thomas Clay. Published by: Kingsbury & Co.
Title
The harbour of Port Cornwallis, island of Great Andaman, with the fleet getting under weigh for Rangoon
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Description
English: The Harbour of Port Cornwallis, Island of Great Andaman with the Fleet getting under way for Rangoon.

The British Museum copy misspells Rangoon as Rancoon on their copy.
Inscription content: Lettered below image with production detail:"Drawn by I/J Moore" [trimmed through), "Engraved by G. Hunt" and publication line: "Published Octr. 1, 1825 by Kingsbury & Co 6, Leadenhall Strt. * T. Clay, 18, Ludgate Hill, London"; the title on separate sheet pasted below.
HMS Diana (1822), bottom left, was a steam paddle steamer built as a merchant vessel and purchased by the Bengal Government in 1824. During the First Anglo-Burmese War she became the first steam-powered warship of the Honourable East India Company to see action. She was transferred to the Burmese Government in 1826 and to back to the company for use by Singapore in 1837.

HMS Liffey was a 50-gun fourth rate launched in 1813 and broken up in 1827.
Date 1 October 1825
date QS:P571,+1825-10-01T00:00:00Z/11
Medium aquatint print with etching and engraving
Dimensions
  • without frame : height: 370 mm (14.56 in); width: 495 mm (19.48 in); thickness: 80 mm (3.14 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,370U174789
    dimensions QS:P2049,495U174789
    dimensions QS:P2610,80U174789

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Accession number
PAG9105
Credit line National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Source/Photographer https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-139053
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2009-04-25 22:46 540×407× (54926 bytes) Shem1805 == Summary == {{Information |Description=The Harbour of Port Cornwallis, Island of Great Andaman with the Fleet getting under Weigh for Rangoon |Source=[http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/prints/viewPrint.cfm?ID=PAG9104 National Maritime Museum] |Date=1 Oct

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The Harbour of Port Cornwallis, Island of Great Andaman, circa 1825, with the East India Company fleet getting under weigh for Rangoon; Diana is the paddle steamer at the bottom left of this print

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