The Capture of the Spanish Slave Brig Midas by H.M. Schooner Monkey on the Great Bahama Bank June 27th 1829
The Spanish slave ship Midas is the two-masted, square-rigged brig at the centre of the picture, in port broadside view, shrouded in cannon smoke from the smaller schooner, Monkey, to her stern. The sea is very calm. Another two masted vessel is visible in the far distance.
Midas was captured by Monkey and taken to Havana, where the captive Africans were landed.
Midas was captured by Monkey and taken to Havana, where the captive Africans were landed.
Object Details
| ID: | PAG9093 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Duncan, Edward; Huggins, William John |
| Vessels: | Midas (before 1829); Monkey (1826) |
| Date made: | 1 Jul 1831 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 464 mm x 610 mm; Image: 317 mm x 455 mm; Mount: 480 mm x 635 mm |