File:The Nancy Packet, by James Gillray ANMM 00036378.jpg

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English: The Nancy Packet, by James Gillray

Nancy (1774 EIC ship)

Text Excerptː
Wrecked off Sicilly, in a storm, on the night of the 25th of Febry 1784, by which the whole of the crew, together with several ladies and gentleman passengers on board, then on their return from India, all unhappily perished : a part of the crew, having, with some of the passengers, embarked in the boat, in hopes of reaching the neighbouring island, but not being able to clear the rocks, the whole company, were by an amazing swell of the sea, all buried in one common grave...

Dimensions: Overall: 425 × 522 mm, 40 g
Mount / Matt size (C Fini mount): 522 × 717 mm
Medium: Printing ink on paper
Credit Line: ANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds

ANMM Collection 00036378.

The engraving shows passengers and crew of the wrecked THE NANCY battling waves and rocks in the ship's boat, while others hold onto the floating wreckage. A woman - possibly Ann Cargill - is shown holding her baby as a large wave is about to come crashing down.

On 25 February 1784, British East India Company packet ship THE NANCY was carrying mail from Bombay to London with 49 passengers when she hit rocks during a fierce storm west of the Isles of Scilly. As THE NANCY broke up survivors launched the ship's boat - only to be wrecked off Rosvear Island. Of those who died in the shipwreck was the famous 23 year-old British opera singer Ann Cargill (1760 - 1784) and her lover - for whom she left her husband and travelled to India - Captain John Haldane of the British East India Company. When Cargill's body was recovered, she was reported to have been clutching her illegitimate infant child.

Date

1784

Source

http://collections.anmm.gov.au/objects/12914/the-nancy-packet

https://www.sea.museum/2016/10/31/monsters-of-the-deep-tall-tales-of-the-high-seas/

Author



Alternative names	James Gilray; Gillay; Gillray
Description	British caricaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death	13 August 1756	1 June 1815
Location of birth/death	London	London
Work location	London
Authority file	: Q520806 VIAF: 66735065 ISNI: 0000000083903643 ULAN: 500017355 LCCN: n50033402 NLA: 35125322 WorldCat

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