Cospatrick Survivors
The five remaining survivors of the frigate 'Cospatrick' catch sight of their rescue ship 'British Sceptre', ten days after their vessel caught fire off the Cape of Good Hope, 27th November 1874. Of the 472 people on board the 'Cospatrick', they are the only ones left alive, and have been reduced to cannibalism during their voyage. Engraving by Horace Harral, from a description given to the artist by Second Officer C. Henry MacDonald. Original Publication : The Graphic - pub. 9th January 1875 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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27 November, 1874
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- Cannibalism,
- Dead Person,
- 1870-1879,
- Adult,
- Adults Only,
- Archival,
- Black And White,
- Cape Of Good Hope,
- Day,
- Despair,
- Emergencies and Disasters,
- Hungry,
- Marine Salvage,
- Medium Group Of People,
- Mode of Transport,
- Only Men,
- People,
- Printmaking Technique,
- Rescue,
- Rescue Worker,
- Rowing Boat,
- Sea,
- Shipwreck,
- South Africa,
- Survival,
- Underweight,
- Waist Up,