A series of four sketches, illustrative of various situations of His Majesty's Ship Pique, on her homeward voyage, from the moment of her coming off the rocks on the coast of Labrador, until her being docked at Portsmouth, in October, 1835
Subtitle: drawn on stone by J.C. Schetky, marine painter to His Majesty and the Royal Yacht Squadron, and dedicated (by permission) to Captain the Honourable H.J. Rous, and the late officers, seamen, and marines of the frigate
Publisher: publisher not identified
Published: 1835
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Subjects: Shipwrecks; Naufrages; Pique (Frigate); Pique (Frégate)
Notes: "Mr. Schetky presumes that the following minutes of the court martial, together with Captain the Hon. H.J. Rous's letter to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, and Their Lordships' letter to him 'previous to the paying off of His Majesty's Ship Pique', will be a sufficient explanation of these sketches"--Leaf [1].

"A court martial was held on Tuesday, October 20th, 1835 ... in Portsmouth Harbour ... to try Captain the Hon. H.J. Rous and Mr. hemsley, master of His Majesty's ship Pique, for having on the 22nd September, run that ship on Point Forteau, on the coasst of Labrador, on her passage to England, from Quebec"--Leaf [1].

Cover title.

Lithographs drawn on stone by J.C. Schetky of the Royal Naval College, marine painter-in-ordinary to His Majesty depict the H.M.S. Pique off the rocks at Cape Forteau, at the moment of carrying away her rudder, being towed by the French brig Suffren, and in drydock at Portsmouth shewing the damage caused during the journey. The Governor General Lord Aylmer and Lady Aylmer were on board the vessel.