Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:

William Allen NPG 2515(68)

© National Portrait Gallery, London

by William Brockedon

William Allen entered the Navy in 1802, and rose swiftly through the ranks. He was best known for commanding the steamer Wilberforce in the disastrous Niger expedition of 1841-42, after which was placed on half pay. In 1848 Allen published A Narrative of the Expedition Sent by H.M.'s Government to the River Niger in 1841. The following year he travelled through Syria and Palestine, and published the results in The Dead Sea, a New Route to India. He attracted considerable attention for his advocacy of... more

Card size: 125mm x 175mm

Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.