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Balder

Swedish steam corvette Balder, built 1870, off Cape St. Vincent. Painting by Jacob Hägg made in 1909.

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Wonderfull ! Nice to see the steamship heading upwind in 1870 . Derek
 

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Sorry Roger, I wrongly repeated the year of build, 1870, for the year the painting was done; that should actually be 1909. But what is painted is supposed to be the year 1873 when the Balder was on a voyage from Lisbon to Cadiz. Regards, Stein.
 

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