These include drawings of plants, animals and landscapes by Thomas Watling, a convicted forger, and George Raper, a midshipman of the fleet’s lead ship, HMS Sirius. It also contains the first drawings ...

“At Trafalgar he was on board HMS Sirius, a 36-gun fifth rate frigate. She was close to the cost and was the ship that signalled to the rest of the fleet when the combined French and Spanish ...

There are 72 drawings, all but 10 signed by Raper. George Raper (c1767-97) was a midshipman in the Royal Navy who sailed on HMS Sirius. His work was executed in a style typical of British naval ...