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| © National Maritime Museum, London |
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| Repro ID: B9460 |
| Description: This print by Jacques-Joseph Tissot depicts emigrants embarking on a vessel. The dense forest of masts would suggest a major dock. Poor economic conditions and the hope of a better life elsewhere encouraged millions of Britons and other Europeans to emigrate overseas. |
| Creator: Jacques-Joseph (James) Tissot |
| Date: 1880 |
| Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London | |
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