Royaume-Uni, voyage et arrivée de la jonque Keying en Angleterre, 1846-1848

Royaume-Uni, voyage et arrivée de la jonque Keying en Angleterre, 1846-1848.

A/ THE CHINESE JUNK/ KEYING. La jonque Keying voguant à droite, signature HALLIDAY BLRM.
R/ Inscription en seize lignes : THE FIRST JUNK/ THAT EVER ROUNDED/ THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, OR/ APPEARED IN BRITISH WATERS./ HER DIMENSIONS ARE/ LENGHT 160 FT DEPTH OF HOLD 12 FT/ BURDEN 800 TONS, CHINESE MEASUREMENT/ RUDDER 7 1/2 TONS, MAINSAIL 9 TONS/ MAINMAST 85 FEET LONG FROM DECK/ THE SHIP IS BUILT OF TEAK WOOD/ SHE SAILED FROM HONG-KONG 6TH/ DECEMBER 1846, ARRIVED IN/ ENGLAND 27TH MARCH 1848/ 477 DAYS FROM CANTON/ CAPTAIN KELLETT/ COMMANDER.
Étain – 31,49g – 45,0mm – 12 h.
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