Title
Canning Dock, Liverpool, showing the Custom House, 1841. Artist: Unknown
Caption
Canning Dock, Liverpool, showing the Custom House, 1841. Sailing vessels can be seen moored in the basin as well as warehouses on the dockside. Canning Dock opened in 1737. Liverpool grew rapidly in importance as a port in the 18th century with the growth of trade, including the transport of slaves, with America and the West Indies.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1841
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B64_385
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
29,9Mb (2,9Mb) / 13,2in x 8,8in / 3962 x 2638 (300dpi)