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Short title
PX7141
Headline
Capture of the Spanish slave brig 'Midas' by H.M. schooner 'Monkey' on the Great Bahama Bank June 27th 1829
Source
PAG7141
Image title
PAG7141, 'Capture of the Spanish Slave Brig Midas by H.M. Schooner Monkey on the Great Bahama Bank June 27th 1829', aquatint by Huggins, William John (artist&publisher); Duncan, Edward (engraver), 1 July 1831.