Charles Napier Hemy, English
“You’re Right, Henry. We COULD Take the Strait of Magellan To the South Pacific, Take a Right at Tahiti, and Ride the Trade Winds Up To Borneo. Orrrr…We Could Just Stay Home and Order a Pizza. Your Call.” 1877
Oil on canvas
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/// Watch A Nautical Argument fought
over parts of a map he just bought.
“Skull Isle,” shrouded in mist,
doesn’t elsewhere exist;
this chart locates the island he sought.
/// Legends speak of a huge ancient wall
which locks in a great secret from all
outside eyes. They can’t see
what the treasure might be.
But whatever it is— it’s not small!
/// Captain Englehorn thinks what he’s found
is the key to great riches unbound.
If his partners agree
he will set out to sea
right away and not monkey around.
/// The key factor’s how well they prepare
for the dangers they face over there.
Smoke bombs, rifles and guns
every islander shuns.
To intimidate, first you must scare!