Mitchell, Thomas, active 1862-1873. The "Pioneer" at anchor in Pomony harbour, Johanna
Object Details
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 2: Works of Art
- Extent
- 1 Item (Works of art, sheet 23 x 13 cm, matted in frame 42 x 33 cm)
- Date
- 1862 September 3
- Container
- Item Art040
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- Watercolor painting showing the vessel "Pioneer," a small paddle steamer, in Pomony harbor, Anjouan, Comoros, 3 September 1862, with mountains and palm trees in the background. According to the caption label, "Livingstone and Kirk were on board and they were about to start for the Rovooma [Rovuma] River to ascertain if it communicated with Lake Nyasa in Central Africa."
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890666-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0