Two men in a ferry on a stormy crossing: a passenger and the ferryman discuss at cross purposes the danger of drowning. Etching, 1803.

Date:
May 12 1803
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43067i
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Two men in a ferry on a stormy crossing: a passenger and the ferryman discuss at cross purposes the danger of drowning. Etching, 1803. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Two men in a boat on a stormy sea. Etching.

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London (53 Fleet Street) : Laurie & Whittle, May 12 1803.

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1 print : etching, with engraving ; image 17 x 23.5 cm

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Comfort in a hurricane. "Bless me how are we tossed about, I never saw such rough weather in my life; I hope the boat will not up set: Pray ferry-man has there been many people lost in crossing here?" "Lost did you say! no I never knew of any to be lost there's my brother he was drowned here last week-but we found him next day." Bears number bottom left : 298

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Wellcome Collection 43067i

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