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"The Explosion of the United States Steam Frigate Missouri, at Gibralter [sic], Aug. 26th, 1843" - Chromolithograph showing the crew of H.M.S. Malabar (foreground, left) watching as USS Missouri explodes and burns in the distance from accidental fire, after completing first trans-Atlantic voyage of a U.S. steam powered ship the day prior.

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Drawn by E. Duncan, from a sketch made on the spot by Lieut. G.P. Mands, T.G. Dutton lith.; MALABAR; Day & Haghe Lithrs to the Queen.
To Captn Sir George Sartorius and the Officers of the H.M.S. Malabar--this print is respectfully dedicated by their obedient servant, Edmund Fry
London, Ackermann & Co Strand, Foster. Fenchurch Street _ Plymouth Edmund Fry


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Date between 1843 and 1850
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1843-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division
under the digital ID pga.05978.
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing.

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Author Lithograph (For Day & Haghe):
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton  (–1891)  wikidata:Q25301435
 
Alternative names
T. G. Dutton; Thomas G. Dutton; Thomas Goldsworth Dutton
Description British printmaker, lithographer and painter
Date of birth/death between 1819 and 1820
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1819-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1820-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
 Edit this at Wikidata		 1891 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1838 Edit this at Wikidata–1879 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q25301435
Artist:
Edward Duncan  (1803–1882)  wikidata:Q5342665
 
Edward Duncan
Alternative names
Duncan
Description British painter and engraver
Date of birth/death 20 October 1803 / 21 October 1803 Edit this at Wikidata 11 April 1882 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London (1818–1882) Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q5342665
After a sketch by
George Pechell Mends  (1811–1871)  wikidata:Q87267434
 
Alternative names
Captain George Pechell Mends
Description British marine painter
Date of birth/death 1811 Edit this at Wikidata 15 September 1871 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period circa 1850 - 1865
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q87267434
Restored by:
Adam Cuerden   
 
Description British
Image restorationist, composer, amateur photographer and artist, and Wikipedian
As Adam lives in Britain, which makes it incredibly easy to acquire copyright in his works, he grants, if needed, an irrevokable license to use this work however you see fit. He requests attribution where possible, and realises that "where possible" means that that request is not legally enforcable. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:44, 16 January 2022 (UTC)
Date of birth 8 June 1979
Location of birth United States of America
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