An Account of The Total Loss of the Ware, West-Indiaman of Bristol Off the Cove of Cork, on Friday Night last, when the Captain and 14 men perished

Broadside printed with an account of the shipwreck of the Bristol based West-Indiaman, the Ware in 1822. The broadsheet gives an account of how the ship ran ashore and 'sprung a leak' during thick fog as she was clearing out from the Cove of Cork. The broadside laments the tragic drowning of the Captain and 14 men and notes only three sailors escaped 'to tell the tale of woe'.

Category:: Printed Ephemera
Object ID:: 71.24/2
Object name:: An Account of The Total Loss of the Ware, West-Indiaman of Bristol Off the Cove of Cork, on Friday Night last, when the Captain and 14 men perished
Object type:: broadside, notice
Artist/Maker:: Bonner, H.
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Related places:: 7 Castle Mill Street, Bristol
Production date:: 1822
Material:: paper, ink
Measurements/duration:: L 217 mm, H 280 mm, H 293 mm, W 223 mm (overall)
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Record quality:: 100%
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Owner Status & Credit:: Permanent collection

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