Within Australia
All orders ship freewithin Australia
Rest of the World
Orders over A$300
ship free worldwide
C1878
Wreck of The Loch Ard Near Sherbrook River
Scarce c.19th engraving of the Loch Ard just before it was shipwrecked near Sherbrook River, Victoria. The Loch Ard left Gravesend, Kent on 1 March 1878, bound for Melbourne, commanded by Captain George Gibb and with a crew of 36 men and … Read Full Description
$A 125
Free Shipping
See Shipping page for Terms & Conditions
Details
Full Title:
Wreck of The Loch Ard Near Sherbrook River
Date:
C1878
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
350mm
x 215mm
Paper Size:
400mm
x 282mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1878
Description:
Scarce c.19th engraving of the Loch Ard just before it was shipwrecked near Sherbrook River, Victoria.
The Loch Ard left Gravesend, Kent on 1 March 1878, bound for Melbourne, commanded by Captain George Gibb and with a crew of 36 men and 18 passengers, a total of 54 people. She was loaded with a general mixed cargo weighing 2275 tons. On 1 June she was approaching Melbourne. The crew expected to sight land but encountered heavy mist. The inquest determined that, unable to see the Cape Otway lighthouse; having faulty chronometers on board; and not having been able to take a reading to establish his exact position due to bad weather conditions over the previous few days, Captain Gibb was unaware how close he was running to the coast. The mist lifted around 4am, revealing breakers and cliff faces. The lookout called “breakers ahead!” Capt Gibb quickly ordered sail to be set to wear ship and get clear of the coast, but they were unable to do so in time, and ran aground on a reef. The masts and rigging came down, killing some people on deck and preventing the lifeboats from being launched effectively. The ship sank within 10 or 15 minutes of striking the reef.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News. Depicting the Wreck of The Loch Ard Near Sherbrook River.
Collections:
University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 04-09-76 P.133
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d
References:
Syme, E. & D, Illustrated Australian News. ISSN 2208-5386.
J.W.C. - James Waltham Curtis (1839 - 1901)
Curtis was a painter, illustrator and photographic colourist. A regular exhibitor at the Black and White exhibitions, Victorian Academy of Arts, in the 1880s. painter, illustrator and photographic colourist, was born in Devonshire. He had worked on the London Graphic and Sketcher before coming to Victoria, probably with the goldrush. In Melbourne he worked first as a colourist for Johnstone, O’Shannessy and Co., then as an illustrator on the Illustrated Australian News succeeding O.R. Campbell. He often signed his works with the monogram.
View other items by J.W.C. - James Waltham Curtis
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) English painter and engraver who moved to Adelaide after his older brothers John and William migrated to South Australia in 1843. By 1850 Calvert had set up on his own account in King William Street then then moved to Melbourne as an engraver in 1853. He was a prolific and left a large body of work.
