Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
Views of naval engagements and maps of battles
Portsmouth, 1804 (Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK) 50°47'27"N 01°06'07"W
published 23 Feb 1804Letterpress text printed on two sides of one sheet of paper | 26.9 x 36.5 cm (sheet) | RCIN 735106.b
This text explains the view at RCIN 735106.a. Both view and text were formerly kept in a rough buff folder with 'Naval Engagement 31 Jan. 1804' inscribed bottom left of the front cover. Not described in Parker.
Condition: two fold lines; brown discolouration.
Telegraph Office: Portsmouth (publisher) [bottom right of second page:] PRINTED AT THE TELEGRAPH OFFICE, PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth, February 23, 1804.
Subject(s)
Royal NavyNavy-FranceTribune (HMS)Hydra (HMS)Watermark: Britannia in a crowned triple circle; countermark: G R
Condition: two fold lines; brown discolouration
26.9 x 36.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
Description of, and Observations on, / THE FRENCH GUN VESSELS, / OF / The Second Class, / Captured January 31st, 1804, by His Majesty's Ships / HYDRA and TRIBUNE, Commanded by Captains MUNDY and BENNETT.
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagement 31 Jan. 1804.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Naval Engagement Representation of the French Gun Vessels captured on the 31.st of Jan.y 1804 by H.M. Ships Tribune and Hydra commanded by Captains Bennett and Mundy: by R. Livesay, engraved by Stadler, 1804: with a Description.
Subject(s)
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK (50°47'27"N 01°06'07"W)
Page revisions
23 May 2024
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