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Edwin Fox Maritime Museum

The Edwin Fox Maritime Museum is home to the Edwin Fox ship, the last of her kind.

Built in Kolkata in 1853, the Edwin Fox circled the globe as an agent of change and connection, moving goods and people. She came to Picton in 1897. The Marlborough District Council is proud to be the kaitiaki (guardian) of the Edwin Fox.

To find out more visit the Edwin Fox website:

Go to the Edwin Fox website

Books about the Edwin Fox

Two books have been written about the Edwin Fox.

Book about the Edwin Fox sailing ship

Teak and Tide

Teak and Tide by Nigel Costley.

Teak and Tide traces the history of the Edwin Fox from a trading vessel built in Kolkata to its final home as a museum ship in Picton, New Zealand

The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914

Book about the Edwin Fox sailing ship

The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Connected the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914 by Boyd Cothran and Adrian Shubert.

This book examines the role the Edwin Fox played in global trade and the movement of people during the nineteenth century.

Both these books can be purchased from the gift shop at the Edwin Fox Maritime Museum. Or by emailing edwin.fox@marlborough.govt.nz

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