Henry Wilson (1740–1810) was a captain of the British East India Company, from Rotherhithe. He was in command of the 'Antelope', a packet ship owned by the British East India Company, when it shipwrecked off Ulong Island, near Koror Island in Palau on 9 August, 1783. The 'Antelope' had been returning from Macau by the "Eastern Passage" (normal routes westward from China had been disrupted by the Dutch East Indies), a route designed to avoid the south-west monsoon, but the ship had strayed too far in the easterly direction.

After the wreck all the ship's company landed with only one casualty, and were hospitably received by the chief, Abu Thull. Captain Wilson set about building a schooner, the 'Oroolong', using timber from the wreck. In this vessel the company reached Macao (Macau), and from there took ship for Britain. They were accompanied by the chief's son, who was a great success in Britain, but unfortunately died of smallpox.

Published by Thomas Tegg in 1808, records suggest this print may have been made by William Elmes (compare "Loss of the Anson Frigate, off Cornwall" - PAD6006 - by Elmes, also published by Tegg in 1808).
An account of the wreck is published in "Shipwrecks" by Tegg.