Sujet

The Confederate cruiser Georgia, 1864. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Confederate cruiser Georgia, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by Mr. Frank Wilson, of Birkenhead. '...the steamer Georgia, in the naval service of the Confederate States of America...formed the subject of a debate in the House of Commons on Friday, the 13th May, when Mr. Thomas Baring contended that the British ports ought to be shut against her, because she had been originally equipped and sent forth from a British port in violation of the laws of this neutral State...the Georgia, which was formerly called, the Japan..., was equipped by a Liverpool firm. Her crew was shipped by the same Liverpool firm for Shanghai, and sent round to Greenock by steamer...From the very first, however, the Georgia has been carrying on war against the United States, cruising in the Atlantic and burning a number of vessels. Her crew have now been paid off in Liverpool without any concealment, and the vessel is now laid up'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM24A26_097

Model release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

29,1Mo (2,7Mo) / 32,8cm x 22,3cm / 3869 x 2629 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation arts art ship ships British color steamer war cruiser century Britain newspapers press print concept controversy B&W controversial engraved engraving Colour steamship 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black Confederate warships American Civil War nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News steam ship ILN newspaper Unknown naval ship 19th-century