Quay side anchor and chains in Norfolk
by Simon Bratt
Title
Quay side anchor and chains in Norfolk
Artist
Simon Bratt
Medium
Photograph - Photoimage
Description
Quay side anchor and chains in Purfleet Norfolk UK. To The Memory
Of Captain George Vancouver RN Born King’s Lynn 1757 Died Petersham 1798. A great Navigator and surveyor.
From 1791 to 1795
Captain Vancouver precisely charted many thousands of miles of the Northwest Pacific coastline from San Diego, California to Anchorage, Alaska
(To King George III) Captain Vancouver was not undeserving the honour
of trust reposed in him; and that he has fulfilled the objective of his commission from your majesty with diligence and fidelity (John Vancouver). This plinth is of stone from the Pacific West Coast Of Canada. Erected in the year 2000
Uploaded
December 20th, 2016
Statistics
Viewed 174 Times - Last Visitor from New York, NY on 04/07/2024 at 5:25 AM
Embed
Share
Sales Sheet
