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 1 Jan 1805Engraved index plate with letterpress description of the action printed on the same sheet and formerly pasted to the left edge of the view (RCIN 735073.a); laid down on paper | 26.8 x 41.3 cm (image) | RCIN 735073.b
Additional text: [bottom right:] Proof.
Condition: no fold lines.
Daniel Orme (1766-1837) (engraver) [index plate, following on from title:] Painted by DANIEL ORME, Painter and Engraver to His MAJESTY, / and His Royal Highness the PRINCE OF WALES.
Thomas Rickaby (?1753-21 Aug 1802) (printer) [bottom centre, below descriptive text:] Printed by T. RICKABY, Peterborough-Court, Fleet-Street.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyNavy-FranceHoratio Nelson (1758-1805)Gazette, The LondonWatermark: Fleur-de-lys on backing paper
Condition: no fold lines
26.8 x 41.3 cm (image)
none visible (platemark)
27.1 x 43.0 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
DESCRIPTION / OF THE / MAGNIFICENT HISTORICAL PRINT AND PICTURE, / REPRESENTING THE / GLORIOUS VICTORY BY LORD NELSON / Over the French Fleet, off the Mouth of the Nile, August 1, 1798. [letterpress]
Printed title:
Key to M.r Orme's Print & Picture of LORD NELSON'S Victory off the Nile on the / Glorious first of August 1798 - now Exhibiting at his Gallery N.o 118 Bond Street. [top left]
Additional text:
[bottom right:] Proof.
Annotations:
(Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in a modern hand:] XV/73b Jan ’87 CMB; [bottom right, black pencil:] 45; [centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 42.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Representation of the Quarter Deck of Lord Nelson's Ship the Vanguard on the night of the Battle of the Nile, 1.st of August 1798: by D. Orme, 1805.
Subject(s)
Abu Qir, Alexandria, Egypt (31°19'10"N 30°03'38"E)
Bibliographic reference(s)
H. Parker, Naval battles from the collection of prints formed and owned by Commander Sir Charles Leopold Cust. With an introduction by C.N. Robinson, London 1911, no.134.b
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