French frigate Méduse (1810)
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Méduse was a 40-gun Pallas-class frigate of the French Navy, launched in 1810. She took part in the Napoleonic Wars during the late stages of the Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811 and in raids in the Caribbean.
Méduse sailing close-hauled with brigs in the background
Gun deck of Méduse
Aftercastle of Méduse, by Ambroise-Louis Garneray
Line-crossing ceremony aboard Méduse on 1 July 1816
Human cannibalism
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Human cannibalism is the act or practice of humans eating the flesh or internal organs of other human beings. A person who practices cannibalism is called a cannibal. The meaning of "cannibalism" has been extended into zoology to describe animals consuming parts of individuals of the same species as food.
A cannibal feast on Tanna, Vanuatu, c. 1885–1889
Sketch of the Mignonette by Tom Dudley. In English common law, the R v Dudley and Stephens (1884) case banned survival cannibalism after maritime disasters, which had been a widely accepted custom of the sea.
Enemies being killed and roasted in South America – engraving by Theodor de Bry (1592)
An 18th-century albarello used for storing mummia. Medicinal cannibalism was widespread in many countries of early modern Europe.