A lithograph by R Kelly and printed by MacLure and Macdonald of Glagow.
It shows the regatta on Lochryan. The view looks north up the loch from Stranraer and includes a number of yachts, rowing boats and a tall-masted vessel.
Regattas were popular on Lochryan during the Victorian and Edwardian periods.
The bottom of the print reads: LOCHRYAN REGATTA AUGUST 1842 - PRINTED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AND PRESENTED TO READERS OF THE GALLOWAY REGISTER