East Indiamen leaving St Helena (possibly Neptune and Ocean)

A view of two East Indiamen in starboard broadside view leaving St Helena. The central ship may represent the ‘Neptune’ or ‘Ocean’, based on the Neptune figurehead. Two other ships (or same ships in different views) can be seen in the left background. Inscribed in English and French. Aquatint.

Object Details

ID: PAH8446
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Sayer, Robert; Dodd, Robert
Vessels: Neptune (circa 1760); Ocean (1788)
Date made: 1 May 1788
People: Honourable East India Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 480 mm x 625 mm; Mount: 607 mm x 834 mm