French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Aboukir and River Nile, 1798 (Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt) 31°19'10"N 30°03'38"E
published 26 Dec 1798Letterpress text; four pages printed on one sheet of paper; three pages of text; one page with four engraved diagrams of the Battle of the Nile; all stitched together | Scale: 1:151,000 approx. | RCIN 735067
Four small diagrams oriented with north-west to top showing the changing positions of the opposing fleets during the Battle of the Nile which took place in the Bay of Aboukir, 1-2 August 1798. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802).
The French expeditionary force under the command of Napoleon was defeated by the British commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson. The explanation to each plan or diagram is given in the accompanying text.
Aaron Arrowsmith (14 July 1750-23 April 1823) (publisher) [bottom centre of page 5 (not numbered):] London Published December 26. 1798, by A. Arrowsmith Charles Street, Soho Square.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyNavy-FranceHoratio Nelson (1758-1805)Watermark: Cropped: 95
Condition: sheet of diagrams creased; induced discolouration
Scale: 1:151,000 approx. Scale bar: Scale of 2400 Toises [31 mm =]; Scale of Cables [49 mm =] 14.
28.3 x 46.3 cm (sheet; folded to 28.3 x 24.1 cm)
23.8 cm x [cropped] (platemark of diagrams)
28.8 x 45.7 cm (sheet of diagrams; folded to 28.3 x 24.7 cm)
10.9 x 9.1 cm (image of 1st diagram)
10.9 x 8.2 cm (image of 2nd diagram)
10.9 x 9.2 cm (image of 3rd diagram)
10.8 x 8.2 cm (image of 4th diagram)
Printed title:
French Account of the Action of the 1st of August, 1798.
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement of the Nile 1 – 2 Aug. 1798.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Four small Plans of the Positions of the French and English Fleets at the Battle of the Nile of the 1.st and 2.d of August 1798; with the French Account of the Action: published by Arrowsmith, 1798. [The same entry appears under the heading Nile.]
Subject(s)
Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt (31°19'10"N 30°03'38"E)
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