Card: Greetings from Tristan da Cunha South Atlantic Ocean

Maker
Unknown
 Production date
Jul 1987
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Object detail

Description
Cardboard card showing an illustration of thatched cottage surrounded by flowers and a path with stone walls, on verso an illustration in black ink style sketch of man standing in rowboat with oar, titled "The Coxon" in top right corner a circular motif with a yacht in centre with text running around edge, reads; Teake Hadewych, Harlingen Holland.

Handwritten messages inside blank card in three different styles, "Dear Gerry, What a big surprise to get a letter from you back included with great slides", signed Hedwig van. deu Buiuk, stamp dated 15 Feb 1992. and " Dear Gerry, I think the article about the Totorore voyage will be published in March 93'", signed Eerde.

Part of a large collection of written and audiovisual resources and equipment which belonged to Gerry Clark; most of which document his voyages in the Southern Ocean.
Accession number
2017.40.866
Museum System ID
48138
Collection type
Archives
Collection
Gerry Clark
Classification
Postcard, Picture
Maker and role
Unknown: Illustrator
Media/Materials
Paper: 0 - Whole
Measurement details
2D objects (HxW): H 213 W 148mm: 0 - Whole
Production place and notes
Holland, The Netherlands, Europe
On display?
Not on display
Record level
Item

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