Tag: Clipper
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William Alexander Coulter, Three Brothers 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #225
The Three Brothers was originally built as the iron paddle-steamer Cornelius Vanderbilt and launched 1857 at Greenpoint, New York. In 1873 the vessel converted to a full-rigged clipper without machinery. She spent most of her time in the grain trade between San Francisco, Le Havre, Liverpool, and New York City where she acquired an enviable reputation…
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Joe Duncan Gleason, Young America 01 Classic Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #177
The Young America was built by William H. Webb of New York. She was launched in 1853, at the height of the clipper construction boom. She sailed in the California trade, on transatlantic routes, and made voyages to Australia and the Far East. She set a record for the passage from Liverpool to San Francisco in…
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Henry Scott, The clipper ship Ben Nevis 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #165
The Ben Nevis was an iron fullrigged ship built in 1868 by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow. Dimensions 218’0″×34’6″×21’0″ and 1109 GRT, 1061 NRT and 999 tons under deck. The forecastle was 36 feet long and the poop 46 feet. The Ben Nevis, built in 1868, was one of the new clippers at the time which were much…
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01 CLASSIC WORKS OF ART, MARINE PAINTINGS, GORDON HOPE GRANT – WITH FOOTNOTES, #97
Gordon Hope Grant, (American, 1875-1962) The Tea Clipper oil on canvas h. 24-1/2 w. 21-1/2 in. Private collection A Tea Clipper is a clipper built for tea trade, mainly from China The boom years of the clipper ship era began in 1843 as a result of a growing demand for a more rapid delivery of tea…
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