This View of the Port of Liverpool

Object summary

Title: This View of the Port of Liverpool
Object ID: CC-T-0024
Date made: 1845
Place made: United Kingdom
Publisher: Lacey, Henry
Engraver: Reeve, Richard Gilson
Painter (after): Walters, Samuel
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A view of the city of Liverpool as seen from the River Mersey and dedicated to the Mayor and Council of Liverpool. The anchored vessels, including the 'John Bagshaw,' in the port heavily sway in the tumultuous waves from the northerly gale. In the foreground, men in a boat salvage a broken mast from the water. In the background is the city skyline and a multitude of masts from shipbuilding docks.