Description

Photograph of a watercolor ship portrait, side view, of the British vessel "Mars". The watercolor has an inscription discussing the ship.

Type

ink

Location

in watercolor top margin

Inscriber

unknown

Text

"Ship Mars. John Chilot Commander. 30 Guns. 22 12 pounders, 8 Ca[?]onades. sail'd on a cruize August 1779 and supposed to be cast away amongst the Western Islands, as she was never afterwards heard of."