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THE FLYING CLOUD'S BRUSH WITH THE N.B. PALMER IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, JULY 1ST 1852

The most celebrated of the American great clippers the Flying Cloud was the largest merchantman yet built and was claimed to be 'destined to make a new era in shipbuilding all over the world'.

Of her Longfellow wrote: 

She starts, - she moves, - she seems to feel
The thrill of lif...

  • Id: flying-cloud_with_nb_palmer_1852-b1p-069-b2p-122
  • Name: THE FLYING CLOUD'S BRUSH WITH THE N.B. PALMER IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC, JULY 1ST 1852
  • Media: Oil on canvas
  • Size: 40"" x 28"" (102cm x 71cm)
  • Section: EPIC VOYAGES
  • Book 1 Page: 69
  • Book 2 Page: 122