An English naval officer surprised by two women in his cabin. Admiral Bowsprit shocked to see his Castilian fiance and English odalisk Ellen together. The cabin is decorated with carpet, curtains, and cannon. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Charles Williams from The Post Captain, or Adventures of a True British Tar by a Naval Officer, J. Johnston, London, 1817. Attributed to Alfred Thornton or John Mitford.

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