There are junks in the foreground, and to the left in the background. Victoria Peak with semaphore at top in background, center right. Vessel is flying American flag from the stern, a Pacific Mail house-flag from the middle mast, a pennant with the vessels name from the aft mast; from the first mast is a flag flying what appears to be a red dragon on a yellow field. Print includes vessel statistics and the name of the builder, Henry Steers. Copyright information below the image in the center" "Entered ... 1868 ... by Louis R. Menger ...". Focus of item: Japan.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 46.1 x 89 cm (18 1/8 x 35 1/16 in.) ; overall 60.2 x 98 cm (23 11/16 x 38 9/16 in.)
Japan (Steamship : 1867-1874) Paddle steamers--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboats--United States--Pictorial works Passenger ships--United States--19th century--Pictorial works Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Shipping--History--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Views--China--Hong Kong Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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