The Ship Boston taken by the Savages at Nootka Sound, March 22d 1803.
Engraving c. 1815.
Image size 3 7/8 x 6" (9.3 x 15.4 cm)
Good condition. Trimmed to or just into neat line along the top and sides. Drum mounted by a collector. B/W LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 98557
Price: $325.00
Publisher : No publisher noted.
J.T. Porter, sculp. Middleton, Conn. A rare and early Connecticut imprint.
This is a tragic account of the ship Boston which was taken by the natives of Nootka Sound and all the crew with the exception of two were murdered. John Jewett was one of the two and managed to keep a journal of his captivity. This image, as part of a separate engraved plate appeared on the top of a oblong song sheet, The Poor Armourer Boy, A Song. 18th-19th Century Subjects, Marine