Title
View of the launch of the 74-gun ship-of-the-line Bombay Castle at the Blackwell Dockyard
Year/Period
1789
Region
London
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 46.2 x 71.7 cm
Accession No.
2018-00800
Collection of
The Blackwall Dockyard, located on the River Thames at Blackwall in London, built and equipped ships for the East India Company. This print by Robert Dodd based on his original oil of the same scene, shows the 1782 launch of the Bombay Castle, a 74-gun ship of the line built at the expense of the East India Company.
