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Arthur Parsey (artist and engraver); Hullmandel, Charles Joseph (printer)
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English: His Majesty's Discovery Ships Fury and Hecla

Hand coloured lithograph depicting the Fury and Hecla, which took part in 1824 and 1825 in Parry's attempt to discover a N/W passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Inscribed: "His Majesty's Discovery Ships Fury [and] Hecla". The Fury is on the left, Hecla on the right.

His Majesty's Discovery Ships Fury and Hecla
Date December 1823
date QS:P571,+1823-12-00T00:00:00Z/10
Dimensions Sheet: 427 x 490 mm; Mount: 607 mm x 835 mm
Notes Box Title: Fighting Ships 1797-1826.
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/149171
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Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 9324
id number: PAH9224
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