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
French Account of the Action of the 1st of August, 1798
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.
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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