John Pitt has kindly allowed me to post some more images from his unpublished sketchbook, made between 1801 and 1807. Some scenes are certainly made in the Caribbean while other locations are uncertain. The identity of the artist is also uncertain, though there is some suggestion that his surname was Wigg. These are only a [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
Temeraire at Barbados 1801
September 10, 2011 – 12:53 am
John Pitt from Eastbourne has kindly got in touch with an excellent discovery. Whilst trying to trace a RN ancestor John came across a sketchbook which includes a number of fascinating images, including one of the Temeraire at anchor in Barbados, 1801. She is shown with a bold yellow stripe and uncluttered bow, which confirms [...]
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