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C1871
Wreck of the A.S.N. Company’s Steamship Auckland on the Ninety-Mile Beach.
Artist:
Albert Charles Cooke (1836 - 1902)
In June 1871, the steamer Auckland was lost in fog off the Rame Head. James Cook named Rame Head as he on 19 April 1770. Cook named Rame Head, ‘Ram Head’, after a point that can be seen entering Plymouth Sound … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Wreck of the A.S.N. Company’s Steamship Auckland on the Ninety-Mile Beach.
Date:
C1871
Artist:
Albert Charles Cooke (1836 - 1902)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1871
Description:
In June 1871, the steamer Auckland was lost in fog off the Rame Head. James Cook named Rame Head as he on 19 April 1770. Cook named Rame Head, ‘Ram Head’, after a point that can be seen entering Plymouth Sound
From the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.
Biography:
Albert Charles Cooke (1836-1902)
Cooke was a painter, engraver, draughtsman and illustrator. Throughout his career he worked for many of the Illustrated newspapers, such as the Illustrated Sydney News, Illustrated Australian News, The Australasian Sketcher and The Leader. He was also well known for a series of birds eye views of a number of Australian cities and towns.
