b/w print
Acc.no: PEZPH : 1989.848
IDENFIFICATION
Full Name: b/w print
Brief Description: This is a photograph of an etching made for the Royal Geographical Society of Wherry Town Mine shaft situated out to sea between Penzance and Newlyn, with the Battery and St.Michael's Mount in the background. Built in 1778 by Thomas Curtis of Breage, the mine shaft was protected by a stone breakwater. Thomas Gundry erected a steam engine on shore to facilitate lifting of the ore from the mine workings. Operations ceased in 1798 when an American vessel anchored in the bay, broke its moorings and crashed into and demolished the head gear. It re-opened in the 1830s but closed again in 1840. The headgear is illustrated and what appears to be a ventilation shaft.
PRODUCTION
Date: b , d
Production Date: undated
Image Width: mm
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Material: Photograph
Category: Photography
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