| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART21343 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 40.6 x 56.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pen and ink, watercolour on paper |
| Maker |
Mainwaring, Geoffrey |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay |
| Date made | July 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Unloading a Dutch ship
Description
The dangers faced by merchant seamen in the Pacific war are well illustrated in this work by official war artist Geoffrey Mainwaring. A Dutch KPM vessels (possibly the Van Heutz) is unloaded at Gili Gili wharf, while the Chinese steamer Anshun, which was sunk by Japanese cruisers on the night of 6-7 September 1942, lies on its side nearby.