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To Captain Hugh Craig, we the undersigned passengers request you kindly to accept this small token of our appreciation
To Captain Hugh Craig, we the undersigned passengers request you kindly to accept this small token of our appreciation

To Captain Hugh Craig, we the undersigned passengers request you kindly to accept this small token of our appreciation

Date1896
Object number00032018
NameAddress
MediumInk on paper, watercolour on paper.
DimensionsOverall: 345 x 408 mm
ClassificationsCommemorative artefacts
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionIlluminated address presented to Captain Hugh Craig in 1896. The address includes watercolour views of Noble rock, Restoration rock, Orchid rock, wreck of the sailing ship VOLGA and of the steamship SS MENMUIR. Text reads "March 1896 / to / Captain Hugh Craig / we the undersigned passengers / request you kindly to accept this / small token of our appreciation of / your skill as a navigator, your capacity as a commander, your / courtesy as a host, and your kindness as a friend."