Booklet about Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish.
Home published booklet about Captain Donald MacKinnon of Heanish (1827-1866) by his Australian descendent Lloyd Pitcher. Capt MacKinnon sailed the tea clipper `Taeping` to victory in the Great China Tea Race of 1866.
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Photograph of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, ca 1860
Black & white photograph of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, who sailed the tea clipper `Taeping` to victory in the Great China Tea Race of 1866. Scanned from a full-length photograph 2012.133.3 stored in filing cabinet 4 drawer 4.
Slide show presentation about Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish
CD containing a PowerPoint slide show presentation about the life of Captain Donald MacKinnon of Heanish, who won the Great China Tea Race of 1866. Includes slide annotations on paper.
Newspaper articles about Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, 1827-1867
Two laminated original newspaper pages from The Illustrated London News 1866 and 1867 commemorating the life and death of Captain Donald MacKinnon and his victory in winning the Great China Tea Race of 1866, plus two scanned prints of the same.
Printed photographic portrait of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, 1827-1867
Large scanned print of an original full-length photographic portrait of Captain Donald MacKinnon who sailed the Taeping to victory during the Great China Tea Race of 1866.
Audio recording of a talk in 2012 about Capt Donald MacKinnon (1827-1867)
CD of an audio recording (MP3) of a talk about Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, by ??? at an event celebrating his life and achievements on 12-13th May 2012. Capt MacKinnon sailed the teaclipper `Taeping` to victory in the Great China Tea Race of 1866.
Documents and certificates belonging to Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, captain of the `Taeping`
Photocopies of Captain Donald MacKinnon`s Certificate of Competency at Master (seaman) level 1851, his Ordinary Certificate 1851, Application to be examined 1851, List of Testimonials and Statement of Service (1851?), and List of Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve 1864. Donald MacKinnon (1827-1867) captained the winning tea clipper `Taeping` during the Great China Tea Race of 1866. Includes a letter from `K.D.` to Flora MacLean, Druimfraoich, dated 3/1/2009? regarding the documents.
Photograph of the `Taeping` at anchor in China, ca 1860
Black & white photograph of the tea clipper `Taeping` at anchor in Pagoda Anchorage, Foochow, China around 1860, reproduced from the Log of the Cutty Sark (another tea clipper). Captain Donald MacKinnon of Heanish won the Great China Tea Race of 1866 in the Taeping. (Photoprinted copy stored in filing cabinet 9 drawer 3)
Information about the death of Captain Donald MacKinnon, Heanish, in 1867
Printed email about the death of Captain Donald MacKinnon (1827-1867), Heanish, in Cape Town in 1867. Cpt. MacKinnon was the captain of the `Taeping` that won the Great China Tea Race in 1866. After returning to Tiree, he was on a passenger and livestock steamer between Tiree and Mull, to join his ship in London for China, when rough seas caused the cattle to panic. Cpt MacKinnon helped to throw the cattle overboard (to save the ship) but was gored in the stomach in doing so. His recurring illness (probably septicemia) forced his ship to dock in Cape Town where he was hospitalised and then died. He is buried in Cape Town. Request for information about his grave-site from Angus MacKinnon to Cape Town authorities.
Extract from “The Clipper Ship”
Extract from the book “The Clipper Ship” about the Great China Tea Race of 1866 which was won by the `Taeping`, skippered by Capt. Donald MacKinnon of Heanish,Tiree. Includes photographs, illustrations, newspaper extracts and a map of the route.
