Historical information
In 1883 The Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., of London signed a contract with the Government of New South Wales, Australia to carry emigrants from the United Kingdom. The Company would be paid £15 per head for up to four hundred persons and £14 and 10 Shillings for numbers between four and six hundred persons per voyage.
Physical description
A reproduction print of a painting by AV Gregory of the vessel Ormus, 1887. The print is mounted under glass and framed in a dark brown timber frame.
Mounting & framing
Mounted under glass in a dark brown timber frame.
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References
- The R.M.S. Ormuz I Outlines the history of the RMS Ormuz 1887