# Samuel Scott, "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708"

> An oil painting of the San José blowing up beside Wager's flagship Expedition. It follows the British account of an explosion and was painted years later…

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# Samuel Scott, "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708"

PhotographPublic domainPainted in the 18th century, after the event

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An oil painting of the San José blowing up beside Wager's flagship Expedition. It follows the British account of an explosion and was painted years later by an artist who was not there, so it records the British version of the event, not the event itself. The date in the title is Old Style.

Samuel Scott (1702–1772); photograph National Maritime Museum. Public domain

## Copies 2

**Photo** Samuel Scott (1702–1772); photograph National Maritime Museum · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (faithful reproduction of a public-domain painting)1 step from the original

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**Picture** Samuel Scott; photograph National Maritime Museum · commons.wikimedia.org · Public domain (faithful reproduction of a public-domain painting)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wager's_Action_off_Cartagena,_28_May_1708.jpg)

## Where it was made

[Isla Barú](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D4VY6A44ECR/isla-baru) · Island

## Sources 1

- [Spanish galleon San José](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D4VY5AW2S2C/spanish-galleon-san-jose)_SRC_

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Samuel Scott, "Wager's Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708" [Artifact ART0D4VYVA0431J]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D4VYVA0431J
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**ART** 0D4VYVA0431J

Kind

Object

Held by

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich (BHC0348)

Dated

painted in the 18th century, after the event

Licence

Public domain (faithful reproduction of a public-domain painting)

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[Isla Barú](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0D4VY6A44ECR/isla-baru)

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[San José galleon](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/san-jose-galleon)

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