vˈɪlɪpɹˌuːpˈaʊɚ ænd hɜː hˈʌsbənd lˈɛft sˈɪsᵻli ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː, ænd mˈɛnɪəv hɜː ɹˈɛkɚdz ænd saɪəntˈɪfɪk dɹˈɔːɪŋz wɜː lˈɔst ɪn ɐ ʃˈɪpɹɛk.
Villepreux-Power and her husband left Sicily in 1843, and many of her records and scientific drawings were lost in a shipwreck.