Repro ID: PU8484
Title: Scene below decks showing a man having a leg amputated.
Description: This rough sketch shows conditions in the cockpit of a naval vessel during battle. Wounded men are helped into the area and lie injured across the deck. On a table in the centre two sailors restrain a third who is having his leg amputated, without the benefit of anaesthetic. Such measures were the only way in which limbs shattered by cannon shot could be effectively dealt with.
Creator: Unknown
Date: c. 1820
Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London
