IDNO

P.168543.SDL

Description

One "wedge type musket flint from the East Indiaman 'Doddington' wrecked off 'Bird Island' - Port Elizabeth - RSA - in 1755. It was carrying troops & 2 firkins of flints (? 600 or so) which were almost certainly supplied by William Levett of Northfleet (next Gravesend), where the flint tended to be black. One chipped gunflint shows that it was made from black flint. Wreck belongs to David Allen. ?Story not yet released, 26.3.79." [De Lotbiniere's caption]

Place

Africa; Europe British Isles; South Africa; United Kingdom; Port Elizabeth; Algoa Bay; Bird Island; Kent; Northfleet

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

William Levett; David Allen

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

De Lotbiniere, Seymour

Date

Collection Name

De Lotbiniere Collection

Source

Format

Print Colour

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.168259.SDL - N.168674.SDL were found unaccessioned in the MAA Archives and transferred to Photo Collections by JD 06/09/2023.

P.168533.SDL - P.168550.SDL were located in the plastic sleeve now numbered C1053/3/6.

Context: This series of photos relate to the Brandon flintnapping industry and were compiled by Seymour De Lotbiniere in the 1970s - 1980s. Many of the photographs were included in MAA's Archaeology Galleries 1984 - 2009. [JD 21/03/2024]