Date for the print determined by the fact that the vessel is flying the British Merchant flag at the taffrail, indicating British registry. The China was a British registered vessel from 1889 to 1897. She did operate for Pacific Mail during this period, and the company's flag can be seen on the mainmast. Large shield volcano in the background (Japan?). Focus of item: China (1889-1925). Title supplied by cataloger.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
Print ; image 28.8 x 50.7 cm (11 5/16 x 19 15/16 in.) ; overall 28.8 x 53.4 cm (11 5/16 x 21 in.)
China (Steamship : 1889-1925) Ships--19th century--Pictorial works Steamboats--Pictorial works Ocean liners--United States--Pictorial works Steamboat lines--United States--19th century Marine prints--19th century Pacific Mail Steamship Company Illustrations
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection Prints Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library
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