"Loss of the Packet Ship Albion". Albion off course and aground, on the coast of Ireland off Garretstown near Old Point of Kinsale on April 22 1822, see [1]. Hand-colored engraving. Artist: museum plaque labelled as "(after) Thomas Birch"; text under the picture has a note "Philadelphia. William H. Morgan". This piece is in the Independence Seaport Museum. Charles Lefebvre-Desnouettes was one of the fatalities.
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Painting: c. 1823. Photo: 2011-02-26 22:52:16
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Engraving by C. Tiebout (Cornelius Tiebout (1773-1832)) after Thomas Birch (1779-1851). Publisher: William H. Morgan. Photo: User:Piotrus
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