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Summary
| Ireland Island, Bermuda | |
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Ireland Island, Bermuda
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English:
Newspaper showing a woodcut of the dockyard under construction on HMD Ireland Island Bermuda. The hill towards the left was levelled by quarrying.
Printed in the 29 July, 1848,
Illustrated London News
with the caption:
IRELAND ISLAND, BERMUDA. We have been favoured by a Correspondent at Halifax with the accompanying sketch of Ireland Island, Bermuda, showing the different localities of the Convict Hulks, and the principal points of the Island. The hulk Dromedary, the last vessel on the right of the picture, is the locus in quo of John Mitchel, who arrived by the Scourge steamer upon the 20th of June; and when our Correspondent left was seen to be taking exercise upon the breakwater outside the hulks, in a smart costume, with his name and number (1922) in large characters upon his back. In the Sketch, we commence with the hulk Tenedos ; then the Naval Hospital, with the ship Weymouth beneath ; next, is the stone quarry ; and beneath it, the residence of the Rev. Mr. Campbell, dockyard chaplain ; and to the right of it, the residence of Mr. Ballinghall, master attendant. Cockburn’s Cut and Bridge are next seen ; then the Batteries, Telegraph , Soldiers' Barracks, and Church ; and beneath , the three hulks, Medway, Coromadel, Dromedary: and, lastly, the new Victualling Stores, now building; and the Keep, or Commissioner’s House. Of the Bermudas we gave a brief historical and descriptive sketch in our last volume. Sir William Molesworth, in his speech in the House of Commons, on introducing his motion respecting the colonies, stated the garrison at the Bermudas to consist of about 1200 men, at a cost, exclusive of the expense for convicts, of about £90,000 a year. |
| Date | 29 July 1848 |
| Medium | Wood engraving, hand coloured |
| Source/Photographer | University of Leicester ; Illustrated London News , 29 July 1848. |
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This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer . This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office ) before January 1, 1929. |
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| 2013-09-19 16:18 | 2940×657× (524865 bytes) | Aodhdubh | Better scan. Higher resolution. ~~~~ |
| 2006-04-17 00:16 | 1200×258× (104734 bytes) | Aodhdubh | Scan of handcoloured, original section of a newspaper page dated 1848, showing a woodcut of the dockyard under construction on Ireland Island. The hill towards the left was levelled by quarrying. |