French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Belle Île, 1799 (Belle Île, Brittany, France) 47°19'59"N 03°11'13"W
published 12 Feb 1801Aquatint with engraving and etching; printed on paper; laid down on paper, the paper backing brought round the edges of the recto | 45.5 x 60.5 cm (image) | RCIN 735075
The engraving of the upper-case letters and some other letters is in outline, and the text in the title is faintly engraved, suggesting that this may be a proof impression.
Additional text: [bottom centre, below title:] Extract from the Gazette acc.t / At the Instant of reconnoitering the Enemy a heavy Squall from the N.W. carried away the Amelias Main Topmast / and fore and Mizen top Gallant masts. The Enemy seeing her crippled state were encouraged to come out / and make the Attack aided by a Battery on the Island, when after an Engagement of an hour and fifty minutes the / Enemy bore up for the Loire much shatter'd, the disabled State of the Amelia rendering it impossible to pursue them.
Condition: no fold lines.
Nicholas Pocock (1740-1821) (artist and publisher) [bottom left, below edge of view:] Painted by Nich. Pocock.; [bottom centre, below text:] London. Published Feb.y 12.th 1801 by N. Pocock, Gt George Str. Westminster.
Robert Pollard (c. 1755/6-1839) (engraver) [bottom right, below edge of view:] Engraved by Rob.t Pollard.
Subject(s)
Captain HerbertHMS Amelia (frigate, launched 1785; broken up 1816)Sir Harry Burrard Neale (1765-1840)St Fiorenzo (British Ship)Royal NavyNavy-FranceWatermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines
41.2 x 60.5 cm (neatline)
45.5 x 60.5 cm (image)
48.2 x 65.6 cm (platemark)
49.6 x 66.9 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
To CAPTAIN SIR H.B. NEALE Bar.t of His Majesty's Ship S:T FIORENZO, the Hon,,ble CAPTAIN HERBERT of the AMELIA; their respective Officers, Seamen & Marines, / This Print representing their Engagement with Three French Frigates & a Gun Vessel aided by a Battery on the Shore close in with Bellisle April 9.th 1799 is respectfully Inscribed by / Nicholas Pocock. [bottom, below view, to each side of a vignette of ships near a rocky coast below view]
Additional text:
[bottom centre, below title:] Extract from the Gazette acc.t / At the Instant of reconnoitering the Enemy a heavy Squall from the N.W. carried away the Amelias Main Topmast / and fore and Mizen top Gallant masts. The Enemy seeing her crippled state were encouraged to come out / and make the Attack aided by a Battery on the Island, when after an Engagement of an hour and fifty minutes the / Enemy bore up for the Loire much shatter'd, the disabled State of the Amelia rendering it impossible to pursue them.
Annotations:
George III heading [black pencil:] Military Naval Engagement 9 April 1799 Port folio No 5.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: the George III heading; bottom left, black pencil:] 145.a; [top right, black pencil:] 7; [bottom right, black pencil:] 6; [bottom right, black pencil, obscured by paper backing: ‘16/;’ or ‘1bf’]; [centre, black pencil, obscured by paper backing:] 6.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement View of the Engagement between H.M. Ships S.t Fiorenzo, Captain Sir H.B. Neale, and Amelia, Captain Herbert; and three French Frigates and a Gun Vessel aided by a Battery on the Shore close in with Belle-Isle, 9.th April 1799: by N. Pocock, engraved by Pollard, 1801.
Subject(s)
Belle Île, Brittany, France (47°19'59"N 03°11'13"W)
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.145.a
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3 November 2024
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