Image: The Discovery on the rocks

Description: A drawing showing George Vancouver's ship Discovery on the rocks in Queen Charlotte Strait. The ship ran aground in early August 1792 on hidden rocks near Fife Sound. His other ship, Chatham, in the background in this scene, also ran aground on rocks within the day, about two miles away. The drawing was printed in the Vancouver's book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World, published in 1801, London, by John Stockdale. The 1801 book's title page states "A new edition, with corrections, illustrated with nineteen views and charts", but does not identify the artist who made the drawing.
Title: The Discovery on the rocks
Credit: Website: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/h24-150.16-e.html#c012267 And: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers/www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/explorers/h24-1701-e.html Image: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/206/301/lac-bac/explorers/data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/ap/c/c012267.jpg Accessed 26 March 2010. Public Domain, according to source website.
Author: From the book A Voyage of Discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and Round the World, by George Vancouver, published in 1801, London; the illustrator is not identified.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No