Australian hospital ship "Manunda" Accession Number: ARTI00081

Description

Depicts the hospital ship "Manunda", with a fishing vessel in the foreground. Reproduced 'HMAS', Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1942, p.105.

Details

Accession Number
ARTI00081
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and brush and ink with pencil
Measurement
sheet: 20.8 x 29.3 cm
Medium
pen and brush and ink with pencil
Date Made
c. 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired c. 1942
Copyright
AWM copyright

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