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Call Number:

PH-01017

Collection Name:

My Cruise in the "Red Rose," 1873

Creator:

Francis Frith & Co. (British, active 1859–1971)

Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)

Good, Frank Mason (1839 - 1928)

Williams, M. E., active 1870s

No. of Items:

13 items in 1 volume

Span Dates:

1876

Description:

My Cruise in the "Red Rose," 1873 (Rugby, England: Tait & Sons, 1876) is a photographically illustrated travelogue by M. E. Williams, featuring photographs by Francis Frith (British, 1822–1898), Francis Frith & Co. (British, active 1859–1971), Frank Mason Good (British, 1839–1928), and an unidentified photographer. The 127-page volume is bound in black leather with a gilt-stamped emblem, blind-stamped borders, and gilt edges. An armorial bookplate for John Lancaster appears on the front pastedown.


The text documents an eight-month journey along the Red River undertaken with members of the Lancaster family, recording observations across Europe and the Middle East. Thirteen mounted albumen prints made between 1857 and 1875 are interspersed throughout the volume as visual complements to the narrative. Ten photographs are attributed to Francis Frith and/or Francis Frith & Co., two to Frank Mason Good, and one to an unidentified photographer. The images depict landscapes, towns, and historical sites, including ruins and architectural landmarks, with views representing Sintra, Gibraltar, Pompeii, Naples, Athens, İzmir (formerly Smyrna), Damascus, Baalbek, Jerusalem, Cairo, Luxor, and Karnak.


This volume is part of the Gernsheim Collection, acquired in 1963.

Accession No(s):

964:0501:0001-0013

Location(s):

q G 468 W55 HRC-P (964:0501:0001-0013)
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Item(s):
Artist/Maker  Unidentified photographer; Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title [Three-masted ship at sea]
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 19.4 x 27.5 cm; 7 3/5 x 10 4/5 in; mount: 25 x 30.7 cm; 9 4/5 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0001
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Cintra, from the East
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 16 x 20.4 cm; 6 3/10 x 8 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0002
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Gibraltar, View from the Spanish Main
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.8 x 21 cm; 6 1/5 x 8 3/10 in; mount: 25.4 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0003
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Pompeii, General View, from the North
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.8 x 20.5 cm; 6 1/5 x 8 1/10 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0004
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Naples, Bay and Vesuvius, from Vomero
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 16.5 x 20.8 cm; 6 1/2 x 8 1/5 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0005
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Athens, General View, with the Acropolis
Date ca. 1860
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.5 x 20.5 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 1/10 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0006
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Smyrna, General View
Date 1859–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.1 x 20.6 cm; 5 9/10 x 8 1/10 in; mount: 25.4 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0007
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Damascus, Distant View
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.6 x 20.9 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 1/5 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0008
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Baalbec, General View, and Lebanon Range
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 14.7 x 20.4 cm; 5 4/5 x 8 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0009
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898); Good, Frank Mason (1839 - 1928)
Title Jerusalem, View from Mount Zion, with Mosque of Omar
Date 1866–1867
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.4 x 20.8 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 1/5 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0010
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898); Good, Frank Mason (1839 - 1928)
Title Cairo, from the Citadel, with the Mosque of Sultan Hassan
Date 1868
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.4 x 20.6 cm; 6 1/10 x 8 1/10 in; mount: 25.3 x 30.7 cm; 10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0011
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Luxor, Landing-Place
Date 1857–1875
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.7 x 20.9 cm; 6 1/5 x 8 1/5 in; mount: 25.2 x 30.7 cm; 9 9/10 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0012
Artist/Maker Frith, Francis (1822 - 1898)
Title Carnac, General View
Date 1857–1859
Medium Albumen print mounted on card
Dimensions image: 15.8 x 21.1 cm; 6 1/5 x 8 3/10 in; mount: 25 x 30.7 cm; 9 4/5 x 12 1/10 in
Credit line Gernsheim Collection, purchase
Accession
Number		 964:0501:0013

See Also:

Francis Frith Photography Collection