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The Flying Cloud Entering Hong Kong

Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, December 5, 1851

One of Donald McKay's most famous clippers, Flying Cloud, was built in Boston and sailed from New York on her maiden voyage June 2, 1851. In only 81 days and 21 hours, she arrived in San Francisco.

She departed San Francisco on October 20, passed Honolulu November 6, and arrived in Hong Kong 45 days later on December 5, 1851. The record-breaker was her fourth voyage, in 1854, from San Francisco to Hong Kong in 37 days.

Here the Marryat code flags on the mizzenmast spell out her name to announce her arrival in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong.

23 x 29.5 in. lithograph - 275 edition (remarques available)