'Captain Bligh, R.N.F.R.S'
Date(s): 1794
Creator(s): Walker & Cockerell
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 rputation 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.
Language: eng
Extent: 26 x 19.5 cm
Item name: print
Collection: Print & Poster Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: P.2540