Scurvy on Anson's voyage round the world (1740-1744)

In 1740 to 1744, Commodore George Anson led a squadron of eight ships on a mission to disrupt or capture the Spanish possessions in the Pacific. The voyage was notable for its horrific losses, with only 188 men of the original 1,854 crew and officers surviving. Most of the deaths were due to scurvy. Out of the eight ships, only one ship completed the voyage. An account of the voyage was published in 1748. This is a summary of scurvy on Anson’s voyage by James Lind in his Treatise on the Scurvy (1772).