Pagoda Anchorage - Foo Chow, 1866

Object summary

Title: Pagoda Anchorage - Foo Chow, 1866
Object ID: CC-T-0130A
Date made: 1866
Place made: China, Fujian, Fuzhou
Maker: unknown
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A view of tea clippers anchored off Pagoda Island in the Min River. The area, about 12 miles east of Foochow, was frequented by Western shipping vessels as trade with China increased. The names of the ships are labeled in ink in the lower margin.

Identified vessels: 'Black Prince,' 'Fiery Cross,' 'Taeping,' 'Ada,' and 'Flying Spur'

Inscriptions

Type: stamp
Location: recto, bottom left
Text: Clark Collection MIT

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom left
Text: "Black Prince"

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom center
Text: Pagoda Anchorage -- Foo Chow 1866

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom center
Text: "Fiery Cross"

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom center
Text: "Taeping"

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom right
Text: "Ada"

Type: ink
Location: recto, bottom right
Text: "Flying Spur"

Type: graphite
Location: recto, bottom right
Text: T-130A

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