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Illustrated London news :The Canterbury colonists. Scene at Gravesend, on Monday. September 1850.
- Date
- 1850
- By
- Illustrated London news (Newspaper)
- Reference
- PUBL-0033-1850-199
- Description
On the dock at Gravesend, Kent, England, with the Charlotte Jane, Sir George Seymour, Randolph and Cressy visible in the background. Several large tents close to the water and, in the foreground, crowds of Canterbury settlers, many already in lengthy queues heading towards the relevant ship. A group is playing 'Ring-a-ring-a-roses' in the foreground.
Reproduced in Louis Ward's "Early Wellington" as "Emigrants' departure from Gravesend, London"
Other Titles - Emigrants' departure from Gravesend London
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s).
Physical Description: Wood engraving, 184 x 215 mm
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- 1 b&w art print(s), Works of art, Wood engravings, Albums, Wood engraving, 184 x 215 mm
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