Title

H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

H.M.S. Himalaya among icebergs in the South Pacific, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by 'Lieut. H. Stratton Bates, of the 65th Regiment, lately the native interpreter to her Majesty's Forces in New Zealand, who was in command of a detachment of invalid soldiers sent home on board the Himalaya, which arrived at Portsmouth on the 16th March. She fell in with a number of icebergs, of a larger size than are usually met with in the South Pacific Ocean; and it appears from this sketch that they beset the steam-ship in a really formidable way; in fact, the home voyage of the Himalaya was much delayed by this adventure, which is quite worthy of an illustration in our pages'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A25_484

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18,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 11,9in x 5,9in / 3565 x 1764 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation ocean sea water season activities cold sailing arts ice large danger icy art dangerous ship ships British geography activity iceberg icebergs color dramatic big war century Britain newspapers press print concept Navy B&W huge enormous warfare engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships peril wintry Colour naval warfare 19th century South Pacific Ocean water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News ILN winter newspaper Unknown naval ship 19th-century Henry Stratton Bates Bates Henry Stratton