HMS Calypso hove to for a Pilot outside the reef. Honolulu, Oahu Sandwich Islands.

£9,500 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The image of the HMS Calypso is inscribed on the verso “B.B. from A.C. Wishing him a Happy Near Year and many happy returns. Jan 1 1859.” Launched in May 1845, the Calypso was a 20 gun sixth rate Royal Navy Ship based at the Pacific station. It fell under the command of Captain Frederick Byng Montresor in November, 185

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