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Combat de Navarin. T.3. Page. 12.
L. Garneray del. Pardinel sculp.
Paris; Imp. Chardon Jne & fils; r Bacine, 3. [n.d. c.1837.]
Engraving. 190 x 280mm. 7½ x 11". Some creasing along upper and lower edge.
The Battle of Navarino (20 October 1827) was a naval battle during the Greek War of Independence in Navarino Bay in the Ionian Sea. A combined force of Ottoman and Egyptian power engaged in battle with a combined British, French and Russian naval force that saw the Ottoman and Egyptian armada destroyed. It was notable for being the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships.
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[La Perouse.] On Jette à la Mer un Indien qui avait Frappé un Matelot à Coups de Maillet.
[Paris: Librairie de l'Encyclopédie du XIXe siècle, 1849.]
Etching. Sheet 135 x 200mm (5¼ x 8").
A South Sea Islander being thrown into the sea from a longboat, having hit a French sailor with a mallet. From 'Voyages autour du monde', collected by William Smith.
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