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Description: | In this engraving, based on a sketch by one of the officers on board the HMS Alecto and originally published in the 1 May 1858 edition of The Illustrated London News, the steam-sloop Alecto is giving chase to the brigantine slaver Windward by moonlight. The ships are in the waters off of the west coast of Africa. The Windward is in the foreground, and many figures can be made out on her upper deck. All of her sails are set as she tries to escape from the Alecto. The Alecto is in the background near a cloud of smoke, most likely emitted from the ship's funnel.
Box Title: Sailing Ships 1838-1853.
caption: Night chase of the brigantine slaver Windward by HM steam-sloop Alecto | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Windward 1845 prints McShane Elizabeth | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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