French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802)
Maps and prints of naval engagements collected by George III during the decade of war
Santander, 1801
To Charles Dashwood Esq.r Commander of His Majesty's SLOOP of WAR, SYLPH, of 18 Guns, engaging a French Frigate of the superior force of 44 Guns, on the / Night of July 31.st 1801, this Representation is most respectfully...
1801 or laterAquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper | 32.9 x 43.5 cm (image) | RCIN 735101
The action between the Sylph and the French frigate, which took place off Cape San Andero (Santander), lasted for over an hour, at the end of which the Sylph, seen here in the foreground, having sustained much damage to her rigging, slipped out of the wind to make repairs. The French frigate then set all sail and escaped.
Condition: no fold lines; brown staining. Verso: brown discolouration; surface dirt.
Robert Dodd (1748-1815) (publisher) [bottom centre, below title:] Published by R. Dodd, Charing Cross, London.
Captain Charles Dashwood (active 1801) (dedicatee)
Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; brown staining. Verso: brown discolouration; surface dirt
30.7 x 43.5 cm (neatline)
32.9 x 43.5 cm (image)
35.6 x 48.4 cm (platemark)
39.6 x 52.7 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
To Charles Dashwood Esq.r Commander of His Majesty's SLOOP of WAR, SYLPH, of 18 Guns, engaging a French Frigate of the superior force of 44 Guns, on the / Night of July 31.st 1801, this Representation is most respectfully inscribed by his obedient Servant. / Rob.t Dodd. [bottom, below view]
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement 31 July 1801.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 159; [bottom right, black pencil:] 7/6.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Representation of H.M. Sloop of War Sylph of 18 Guns, Charles Dashwood Esq.r commander, engaging a French Frigate of 44 Guns on the night of the 31.st of July 1801: by R. Dodd
Subject(s)
Santander, Cantabria, Spain (43°27'53"N 03°48'16"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.159.a
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