The Act of heroism made by Captain Desse, from Bordeaux, towards the dutch ship Columbus
by Théodore Gudin Paris, 1802 – Boulogne-Billancourt, 1880
During this actual event, which took place in 1822 off the coast of South Africa, Captain Pierre Desse cf Bordeaux saved 92 shipwrecked sailors from the Columbus, welcoming them on board his ship “La Julia” (The Julia).
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