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The East Indiaman 'Hindostan' ('Hindustan') and Other Vessels

Image credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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The East Indiaman 'Hindostan' (sic) had a varied career in both Company and naval service. The original 1,248 ton vessel was built to replace or 'on the bottom of' the 'Nassau' for Robert Williams by Messrs Barnard and Company in 1789. The 'Hindostan' undertook its first voyage for the Company to China at the start of 1790, returning just over a year later in January 1791. The vessel's second voyage, to Peking and Canton, was less quickly completed but much more significant. On 1 October 1792 the ship departed Torbay as part of Lord Macartney's trading embassy to the Chinese Emperor, Chien-lung, and it did not return to British waters until September 1794. The embassy was not particularly successful but the painting depicts the vessel during that voyage.

National Maritime Museum

London

Title

The East Indiaman 'Hindostan' ('Hindustan') and Other Vessels

Date

1792

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 55.9 x W 86.4 cm

Accession number

BHC3403

Work type

Painting

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