File:A Perspective view of the River Thames RMG PU1370.tiff
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English: A Perspective view of the River ThamesCopper-plate print entitled 'A Perspective view of the River Thames' and also inscribed; 'Taken from the Kings Arms at Blackwall; Shooters Hill, Woolwich; The East India Dock Yard. From London Magazine Mar 1782.' The Blackwall yard is on the left, Woolwich in the centre distance on the right (south) bank of the Thames and Shooter's Hill on the far right. The ship in the river mounting ten guns a side is probably a small Indiaman. Under her stern on the edge of Greenwich Marsh (Blackwall Point) can be seen the gibbeted body of a pirate or smuggler, exposed there as a public warning to seamen, probably after being hanged at Execution Dock (see PAJ0887). There is a well-known early 19th century woodblock in Charles Ellms's 'The Pirates Own Book' (1837/ 1844, p. 178: NMM image D3864-15) whose caption states it shows 'Capt.Kidd hanging in chains', as he was when gibbeted at Tilbury after execution in 1701: however, the dress of the figure shown is quasi-naval seaman's clothing of around 1800 and with the 1793 masthouse of Blackwall Yard clearly shown across the river behind. The image - which may not be original to Ellms but reused from elsewhere- is therefore a later one of a malefactor (real or imagined) gibbeted at Blackwall Point, as in the present print A Perspective view of the River Thames |
| Date | March 1782 |
| Dimensions | Mount: 230 x 354 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Seaports I21, I22 & I25 Scottish & London. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/105521 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
| Identifier | Times Gazetteer Grid Reference Number, Prints & Drawings: I 25 (51) id number: PAD1370 |
| Collection | Green Blackwall collection |
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