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CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH RECEIVING BREADFRUIT TREES, TAHITI
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BLIGH RECEIVING BREADFRUIT TREES, TAHITI
'Transplanting of the Bread-Fruit-trees from Otaheite', an engraving showing Captain William Bligh and crew receiving the breadfruit trees from a Tahitian chief for transportation to the British colonies in the West Indies. The subsequent voyage in 1789 aboard HMS Bounty became renown for the mutiny, twenty-five days into the journey. Bligh lived in Lambeth Road and was buried in the graveyard of St Mary-at-Lambeth in 1817. Engraved and painted by T. Gosse, published 1st September 1796.Digital Image of original etching.
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| Image type: | Etching |
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| Ref: | 11360 |
| Identifier: | D2012/5/1 |
| Date: | 1796 |
#-Before 1850 #BLIGH- William #Etching #People #WAR AND ARMED FORCES
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