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Summary
The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE out of Porto Cavallo.
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The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE out of Porto Cavallo. |
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English: Printed title: The Cutting of the SPANISH (late his MAJESTY's) FRIGATE the HERMIONE out of Porto Cavallo. [bottom centre, below view]
Dedication: [bottom, below title and text:] To Captain Sir Edward Hamilton Bar,,t the Officers and Crew, of His Majesty's Ship the Surprize, These Prints are Dedicated by John Harris. Additional text: [bottom centre, below title, an acount of the action. Text begins:] The Spanish Crew retreated to the Quarter Deck, where a most dreadful Carnage took place ... [bottom left, left of title, a recapitulation of the numbers of guns, men, killed, etc:] Force of the HERMIONE [bottom right, right of title the names of the wounded:] In the Boats of the SURPRIZE, 100 Officers & Men. None Killed. A view of the taking of the Spanish frigate Hermione from the Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, 25 October 1799. French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802): Anglo-Spanish Wars (1796-1802). Hermione was a British ship which had been captured by the Spaniards and was now re-taken by the British. The companion print is at RCIN 735080.a. ohn Harris (active 1771-1812) (publisher) [bottom centre, below edge of view:] London, Published July 1. 1800. by John Harris Printseller. No 3. Sweetings Alley Cornhill & No 8. Old Broad Street. After Thomas Whitcombe (?1763-1824) (artist) [bottom left, below edge of view:] T. Whitcomb Pinxt John William Edy (1760 or 1762-1820) (aquatinter) [bottom right, below edge of view:] J. W. Edy Aquatinta Sir Edward Hamilton (1772-1851) (dedicatee) |
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| Depicted place | Puerto Cabello, Venezuela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1 July 1800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Aquatint with etching and engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 45.5 x 67.2 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 735080.b |
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| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/porto-cavallo-1799-the-cutting-of-the-spanish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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