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The Proserpine Frigate Lost March 1799 off Newark Island in the Elbe
A view of the crew and passengers carrying their cargo and belongings on land after the wreck of the ‘Proserpine’, shown in the background. Coloured aquatint. Signed and dated on box, centre foreground.
The ‘Proserpine’ was commanded by Capt. James Wallis from 1798. On 1 February 1799, she was wrecked in the Elbe Estuary, on Scharhorn Riff, crushed by ice, then her wreckage swepted out to sea and driven ashore on Bartrum Island (14 died).
The ‘Proserpine’ was commanded by Capt. James Wallis from 1798. On 1 February 1799, she was wrecked in the Elbe Estuary, on Scharhorn Riff, crushed by ice, then her wreckage swepted out to sea and driven ashore on Bartrum Island (14 died).
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Object Details
| ID: | PAH0734 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Serres, John Thomas |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Vessels: | Proserpine 1777 [British navy] |
| Date made: | 23 Apr 1799 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 312 x 380 mm; Mount: 481 mm x 634 mm |