The frigate S.M.C. Astrea.
In this ship Alexandro Malaspina circumnavigated the world on behalf of
the
Royal Philippines Company (1786-1788).
The drawing is based on the contents of the document
Estado de Fuerza
de la fragata Astrea (Museo
Naval, Madrid).
Image courtesy of the Centro di Studi Malaspiniani, Mulazzo, Italy. Notes by Dario Manfredi.
Updated:
June 14, 2018