[Track of the Bittern on African slavery patrol]

Single sheet. Ms. Physical description Note: Paper watermarked J.Green & Son 1842. Scale: [ca. 1:1 000 000 (lat)]. Cartographic Note: Borders graduated for lat & long. Variation shown. Additional Places: Angola. Contents Note: Shows the track of the Bittern between 11 Nov 1842 and 25 July 1843. Text in red on land area records the chase and capture of seven ships carrying enslaved people.

Object Details

ID: G241:6/9
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Smith, Edward A.
Places: Angola
Vessels: Bittern (1840)
Date made: 1843
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 69.5 cm x 52 cm
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