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China: The East Indiaman 'Atlas',1826. William John Huggins (1781-1845).

A painting of the East Indiaman ‘Atlas’, shown off South Foreland, near Dover, in broadside view. She sailed on her first voyage to India in 1813 and made at least nine more thereafter until 1830.  The ‘Atlas’ was built in 1812 at Paul's Yard near Hull. She was mounted with 26-guns and had a complement of 130 men at full strength. During her East India Company service she sailed to Madras, Bengal and China under the command of Captain Charles Otway Mayne, who was able to accumulate a fortune as a result of these voyages.
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Title: China: The East Indiaman 'Atlas',1826. William John Huggins (1781-1845).
Caption: A painting of the East Indiaman ‘Atlas’, shown off South Foreland, near Dover, in broadside view. She sailed on her first voyage to India in 1813 and made at least nine more thereafter until 1830. The ‘Atlas’ was built in 1812 at Paul's Yard near Hull. She was mounted with 26-guns and had a complement of 130 men at full strength. During her East India Company service she sailed to Madras, Bengal and China under the command of Captain Charles Otway Mayne, who was able to accumulate a fortune as a result of these voyages.
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Image size: 5100 × 3211 px | 46.9 MB
Print size: 43.2 × 27.2 cm | 2007.9 × 1264.2 in (300 dpi)