Russo-Turkish Wars
The wars of 1735–9, 1768–74 and 1787–92
Battle of Chesma, 1770 (Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey) 38°19'22"N 26°18'23"E
c.1770Letterpress text printed in adjacent columns of Russian and French on one sheet of paper, folded to give four pages | 41.5 x 55.0 cm (sheet; folded to 41.5 x 27.5 cm) | RCIN 733075.e
This text was produced to accompany four plans and views of the battle (see RCINs 733075.a-d).
These naval prints and maps, with the accompanying text, were formerly kept in a rough buff rag folder, 51.7 x 31.7 cm, on the front of which is written the old heading, and black pencil notes in a modern hand: '[UL Naval N1 should have 75b & d but kept here for consistency] (a to e CMB Jan 87).' This note refers to the former practice of withdrawing strictly non-map material, such as views, from the military map collection and placing them in other collections of themed prints such as naval prints and historical prints.
Condition: one fold line; two small holes, one to each side of fold line.
Anonymous (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
Navy-RussiaNavy-TurkeyWatermark: Strasburg bend and lily, the letters C & I H below; countermark: C & I HONIG
Condition: one fold line; two small holes, one to each side of fold line
41.5 x 55.0 cm (sheet; folded to 41.5 x 27.5 cm)
Printed title:
Для изъясненїя сихъ плановъ прила - / гаемся подлинное донесенїе о совер - / менномъ исмребленїи Турецкаго фло - / ма при берегахъ Асїйскихъ, получен - / ное Сенмября 13 дня 1770 ко двору Ея / ИМПЕРАТОРСКАГО ВЕЛИЧЕСТВА омъ Ге - / нерала Графа Алексѣя Григорьевича / Орлова съ курїеромъ изъ Ималїи. // Pour l’éclaircissement des plans des actions / ci-jointes; on donne ici la relation de la de- / struction totale de la flotte Ottomane, sur les / côtes de l’Asie, telle qu’on la reçut le 13. Sep- / tembre 1770. à la Cour de SA MAJESTE / IMPE’RIALE, par un courir dépêché d’Italie / par le Général Comte Alexis Grigoriéwitz / Orlow. [explanatory text to the views and plans of the naval engagement in Çeşme Bay 5-7 July 1770, in Russian and French, letterpress]
Annotations:
George III heading: Naval Engagements in the Bay of Chisme 5-7 July 1770.
Other annotations: none.
George III catalogue entry:
Chisme Bay Plan and View of the Naval Engagement between the Russian Fleet commanded by Count Orlow, and the Turkish Fleet, on the 5th of July: and a Plan and View of the Destruction of the Turkish Fleet by the Russians in the Bay of Chisme on the 7th of July 1770: with a Description. [The same entry appears under the heading Naval Engagement.]
Subject(s)
Çeşme, İzmir, Turkey (38°19'22"N 26°18'23"E)
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