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Billy Waters
Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. A re-engraving after the 1819 print by T. L. Busby, see ZBA2696.
Billy Waters was born in America and lost his leg when a seaman in the 'Ganymede', sloop, under (later Sir) J. Purves, as a result of falling from her topsail yard.
Billy Waters was born in America and lost his leg when a seaman in the 'Ganymede', sloop, under (later Sir) J. Purves, as a result of falling from her topsail yard.
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Object details
| ID: | ZBA2698 |
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| Collection: | Special collections |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown; unknown, T. L. Busby |
| Date made: | circa 1820 |
| People: | Waters, Billy |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Michael Graham-Stewart Slavery Collection. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund |
| Measurements: | Mount: 483 mm x 318 mm;Primary support: 155 mm x 108 mm |