Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
His Majesty's Ship BELLISLE, W.m Hargood Esq.r Captain, in Tow of the NAIAD Frigate Captain Geo.e Dundas, near Gibraltar in the Morning 24.th October 1805. / having nearly escaped shipwreck on Tariffa Point the...
published 12 Aug 1806Aquatint with etching and engraving; printed on paper | 25.6 x 35.9 cm (image) | RCIN 735125
The view shows the dismasted Belleisle being towed by the Naiad against the background of the Rock of Gibraltar. Between the two ships, a tower on the hillside in the background flies the Spanish flag, while, to the right, on the slopes of the Rock of Gibraltar, flies the English flag. The half submerged masts of sunken ships can be seen near the shoreline.
Not described in Parker. The lettering of the title is faintly engraved, compared with the lettering of the imprint.
Condition: no fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration and surface dirt.
George Andrews (active 1794-1813) (publisher) [bottom centre, below title:] Published Aug.t 12. 1806, by G. Andrews, N.o 7, Charing Cross.
Watermark: None visible
Condition: no fold lines; creased. Verso: induced discolouration and surface dirt
23.4 x 35.9 cm (neatline)
25.6 x 35.9 cm (image)
27.0 x 38.3 cm (platemark)
34.7 x 45.2 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
His Majesty's Ship BELLISLE, W.m Hargood Esq.r Captain, in Tow of the NAIAD Frigate Captain Geo.e Dundas, near Gibraltar in the Morning 24.th October 1805. / having nearly escaped shipwreck on Tariffa Point the preceding Night. [bottom centre, below view]
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement, 24 Oct. 1805.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [bottom left, black pencil:] 175.c.c.(ii); [bottom right, black pencil, eighteenth/nineteenth-century hand?]: 7/6.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement H.M. Ship Belleisle, Captain W.m Hargood, in tow of the Naiad Frigate, Captain G. Dundas, near Gibraltar on the morning of the 24.th Oct.r 1805: published by G. Andrews, 1806.
Subject(s)
Gibraltar, British Overseas Territory (36°08'00"N 05°21'00"W)
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