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Captain Matthew Webb, first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Artist: Carlo Pellegrini
1-151-904 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images
Captain Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English Channel, 1875. Captain Webb (1848-1883) set off from Dover on 24 August 1875, arriving in Calais 21 3/4 hours later. Webb was killed trying to swim under Niagara Falls in 1883. From Vanity Fair. (London, 9 October 1875).
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People Information
Creator
- Carlo Pellegrini, attributed to: Italian: Artist, cartoonist, illustrator
Subject
- Matthew Webb: British: Swimmer
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Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel
Lifestyle & Leisure Sport & Pastimes
Science & Nature Times of the Day
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Artistic Representations Caricatures
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2487x4215
File Size : 30,712kb
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- 005862
- 005862
- 0390000844
- 1-151-904
- 1151904
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