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Admiral, Sir J. T. Duckworth's Victory over, and Signal Defeat, of the French Fleet, in the Bay of St. Domingo. London Gazette Extraordinary, Admiralty-Office, March 23, 1806.
J. Clark del. Pickett sculp.
Published & Sold April 20. 1806. by Edw.d Orme Bond Street, the corner of Brook Street, London. [Engraving.] Printed for Edward Orme, Engraver, Printseller to the King and Royal Family, 59, New Bond-Street, London: by J Nichols, Earl's Court, Newport-street Soho, and Sold by all the Booksellers and Printsellers. [Letterpress.]
Scarce engraving with letterpress, bottom right tax stamp, watermark 1804, sheet 560 x 430mm (22 x 17"). Tears and creases on edges, some stains and surface dirt.
A broadsheet on the Battle of San Domingo (6 February 1806), and the victory of the Royal Navy under the command of Admiral Duckworth over the French fleet. At the top, a coloured aquatint shows a naval battle scene: French battleships are under attack, with one damaged and one sinking on the right. At the right bottom of the print is an engraving with a coat-of-arms and the motto 'Veni, Vidi, Vici'. With engraved inscription, motto, and letterpress title, there is one paragraph of text in one column, and below more text in four columns, including extracts from official statements and from dispatches and letters by Duckworth, as well as statistics on the British and French fleets.
[Ref: 59066] £950.00
J. Clark del. Pickett sculp.
Published & Sold April 20. 1806. by Edw.d Orme Bond Street, the corner of Brook Street, London. [Engraving.] Printed for Edward Orme, Engraver, Printseller to the King and Royal Family, 59, New Bond-Street, London: by J Nichols, Earl's Court, Newport-street Soho, and Sold by all the Booksellers and Printsellers. [Letterpress.]
Scarce engraving with letterpress, bottom right tax stamp, watermark 1804, sheet 560 x 430mm (22 x 17"). Tears and creases on edges, some stains and surface dirt.
A broadsheet on the Battle of San Domingo (6 February 1806), and the victory of the Royal Navy under the command of Admiral Duckworth over the French fleet. At the top, a coloured aquatint shows a naval battle scene: French battleships are under attack, with one damaged and one sinking on the right. At the right bottom of the print is an engraving with a coat-of-arms and the motto 'Veni, Vidi, Vici'. With engraved inscription, motto, and letterpress title, there is one paragraph of text in one column, and below more text in four columns, including extracts from official statements and from dispatches and letters by Duckworth, as well as statistics on the British and French fleets.
[Ref: 59066] £950.00