PU1364

West India Docks Long Caption: A detailed depiction of the West India Docks in 1810. It shows the warehouses at the quayside and several West Indiaman moored alongside. The extensive warehousing was needed to accommodate thousands of tons of cargo, which included sugar, rum, molasses, coffee, spices and hardwood. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: PAD1364 Artist: Thomas Rowlandson; Augustus Charles Pugin; Rudolph Ackermann Date: 1810 Medium: aquatint, coloured Size: 238 mm x 280 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.