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British Prison Ship A carefully executed cutaway drawing of a prison ship shows scores of American POWs belowdecks being guarded by redcoats. The degree of crowding and of care—note the infirmary on the middle level to the right of the gangplank (see inset)—is represented as more humane than was actually the case. The artist added these words in French beside the drawing: “My God, Have you forgotten me?”
Museum of the City of New York/The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY.