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Beaching of the French corvette L'Alcmene, near Kaipara, New Zealand.

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Date

3 June 1851

Artist

Cuthbert (Ismir) Clarke (1818-1863)

Collection

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image Link

https://natlib.govt.nz/records/22394071

Description

A three-masted sailing ship in a storm and high seas, close to a hilly and rocky coastline visible in the background

Another version of the wreck of the Alcmene, also by Cuthbert Clarke, is in the British Library (Add MS 19954, f 3 (3)), a crayon drawing showing the ship on a similar angle but closer to the cliffs, heeled over and dismasted

Clarke is not known to have witnessed the wreck of this ship, although he was in New Zealand in 1851

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All Rights Reserved

Image Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library

Location

Kaipara District, Northland, New Zealand

Country

Tags

Ships
Seascapes

Category

Travel & Transport

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