The Ship 'Lord Ashburton' On Fire, Charleston
Summary
The Ship "Lord Ashburton" on Fire, Charleston. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 22 March 1845.
https://www.lookandlearn.com/history-images/U242437/The-Ship-Lord-Ashburton-on-Fire-Charleston Copy of the ILN image]
A drawing of this event was offered for sale by Abbott and Holder in late May 2020, when it was described as "‘Ship Lord Ashbourne (?Ashburton) on fire / towed into the River by the Steamer / Charleston South Carolina’ ‘Clear blue sky / sun nearly vertical’. Pen and ink, for ‘The Illustrated London News’. Provenance: Album of Landell’s studies. 5.75 x 7 inches."
See https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AKVUAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP203
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Date
1840 - 1850
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Copyright info
public domain