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An image showing 'Boarding of the Spanish slave schooner Esperance by midshipman William Mansell commanding the gig of HMS Morgiana December 1817, with a biography of William Mansell below'
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Boarding of the Spanish slave schooner Esperance

Below the depiction of the ship, is the following text: 'Boarding of the Spanish slave schooner Esperance by midshipman William Mansell commanding the gig of HMS Morgiana December 1817', with a biography of William Mansell.
The action took place on 10 December 1819. The correct spelling of the slaver's name is Esperanza.
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Object Details

ID: PAD9478
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Irwin Bevan
Vessels: Esperanca [Spanish]
Date made: Dec 1817
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 265 mm x 200 mm; Image: 265 mm x 200 mm; Mount: 480 mm x 315 mm