NAM.2004-03-73-3-9

Lithographed map of the site of the wreck of the chartered troopship 'St Lawrence' off South Africa, nd, 1877 (c). By Saul Solomon and Company, apparently included free to subscribers to the publication 'Cape Argus'. Inscribed on reverse: 'Folio'. From collection of documents associated with the loss of the troopship St Lawrence ninety miles north of Cape Town on 8 Nov 1876. Associated with Lt Gen Sir Charles Knight Pearson CB, who was then commanding the 2nd Bn 3rd (The East Kent) Regiment of Foot (The Buffs).