Painting the Landscapes Vermilion : Archibald Watson and the Brig Carl

Professor Archibald Watson enjoyed a world-wide reputation for his surgical skill during a long and successful career as a distinguished surgeon and teacher.

Would this fame have come about, however, if not for his involvement in the slave-trading activities of the notorious brig "Carl" of Melbourne among the South Pacific Islands?

Here is an account of the intriguing career of an extraordinary and paradoxical Australian character.