'The hospitable behaviour of the Governor of Timor to Lieutenant Bligh'

Date(s): 1802

Creator(s): unknown

Scope & Content: William Bligh (1754 - 1817), Admiral and explorer; captain of the Bounty.
William Bligh was an officer in the Royal Navy and was the victim of a mutiny on his ship, the Bounty, in 1789. Bligh (1754 - 1817) had a reputation for having a volatile temper and often clashed with his fellow officers and crewmen. His crew mutinied against him during a return trip from Tahiti in 1789.
Governor Van Este.

Language: eng

Extent: 18.5 x 25.5 cm

Physical description: print

Item name: print

Collection: Print & Poster Archive

Level: ITEM

ID number: P.2538/1-2

Subject tags : #MM100

Comments