The Honourable East India Company's Iron Pilot Brig Guide and the Iron Barque John Laird

Print made by George Hawkins, 1819–1852, British, The Honourable East India Company's Iron Pilot Brig Guide and the Iron Barque John Laird, between 1842 and 1843

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Creator:

Print made by George Hawkins, 1819–1852
after Thomas Horner, 1785–1844
Published by Day & Co., 1824–1913

Title:

The Honourable East India Company's Iron Pilot Brig Guide and the Iron Barque John Laird

Date:

between 1842 and 1843

Materials & Techniques:

Lithograph with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 17 1/8 × 23 1/8 inches (43.5 × 58.7 cm), Image: 13 3/4 × 21 3/4 inches (34.9 × 55.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "16 1/2 x 22"; on verso in graphite, lower right: "N- | M6803."; lower right: "(IR74/319)"

Lettered below image, lower left: "T B Horner del.-- G Hawkins Lith."; lower right: "Day & [ ..... ] to the Queen, 17 Gate St. Linc'n's Inn Fds."; lower center: "The Honourable East India Company's IRON PILOT BRIG "GUIDE," and the IRON BARQUE "JOHN LAIRD," the property of N de St. Croix, [Esq]re. | BOTH BUILT BY MR. JOHN LAIRD, BIRKENHEAD. | To the Chairman and Directors of the Honourable East India Company, | This Print is very respectfully dedicated, by their most obedient humble Servant, | Thos. B. Horner."; lower left: "Dimensions of "Guide" | ft. in. | Length 87 .. 6 | Beam 24 .. 6 | Depth 15 .. 6 | Tonnage 232 34/94"; lower right: "Dimensions of "John Laird" | ft in | Length 109 .. 0 | Beam 22 .. 10 | Depth 15 .. 0 | Tonnage 264 72/94"

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