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French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)

Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war

? JOHAN FREDERIK CLEMENS (1749-1831)

Battle of Copenhagen, 1801 (Copenhagen, Denmark) 55°40'46"N 12°34'22"E

1801 or later

Etching and engraving printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto; attached to the left edge of RCIN 735093.b | 30.0 x 36.9 cm (image) | RCIN 735093.b

A key plate to the view of the Battle of Copenhagen at RCIN 735093.a. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802).

Additional text: [below view, a key, 1-33:] Dansk Styrke. [and, a-i, k-q:] Engelsk Styrke.

Condition: no fold lines; superficial dirt. Verso: surface dirt along left edge.
  • ? Johan Frederik Clemens (1749-1831) (engraver)

    After? Christian Auguste Lorentzen (1749-1828) (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Royal Navy
    Hyde Parker (1739-1807)
    Navy-Denmark
    Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
  • Watermark: G [followed by a heart with a cross on top] F ENEROL / AMBERT

    Condition: no fold lines; superficial dirt. Verso: surface dirt along left edge

  • 21.2 x 36.9 cm (neatline)

    30.0 x 36.9 cm (image)

    cropped (platemark)

    32.2 x 39.3 cm (sheet)

  • Printed title:

    Fölgeblad til Kobbert Slaget 2den April 1801. [bottom, below key]

    Additional text:

    [below view, a key, 1-33:] Dansk Styrke. [and, a-i, k-q:] Engelsk Styrke.

    Annotations:

    George III heading: none.

    Other annotations: (Recto) [bottom left of view neatline, black pencil:] 14. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, in a modern hand:] CM [i.e. Cumberland Maps] XV/93 1st state cust 155 j(i).

    George III catalogue entry:

    Naval Engagement View of the Battle in the Road of Copenhagen on the 2.d of April 1801: by C.A. Lorentzen, engraved by J.F. Clemens: with an Index Plate.

  • Subject(s)

    Copenhagen, Denmark (55°40'46"N 12°34'22"E)

Page revisions

  • 25 May 2024