C1888

The Sobraon, Australian Packet-Ship.

Colonial engraved ship portrait of the Sobraon one of the finest sailing ships ever built, not only one of the fastest but by far the largest composite-hull sailing vessel ever built. The ship, named after the Battle of Sobraon, was … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Sobraon, Australian Packet-Ship.

Date:

C1888

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size: 

233mm 
x 158mm
AUTHENTICITY
The Sobraon, Australian Packet-Ship. - Antique Print from 1888

Genuine antique
dated:

1888

Description:

Colonial engraved ship portrait of the Sobraon one of the finest sailing ships ever built, not only one of the fastest but by far the largest composite-hull sailing vessel ever built. The ship, named after the Battle of Sobraon, was launched on 17 April 1866 and soon became a very popular passenger ship because of her speed and comfort. She sailed on an annual migration run between England and Australia until 1891, and then was sold to the New South Wales Government for use as a reformatory ship.

In 1911 the Australian federal government purchased the ship as a training ship for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was refitted, commissioned into the RAN as HMAS Tingira.

Joseph Frederic Weedon (1846 - 1924)

Weedon worked as an artist for The Illustrated London News. He also used the name Julian Fredrick. He was born on 3 October 1846 in St. Pancras, London Weedon, on 14 November 1858 at St. George’s Church, Bloomsbury. His father, Joseph Henry Weedon, was a boot maker, born in 1826. He was a prolific artist and illustrator for numerous books.

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