print;
broadside
- Museum number
- 1871,1209.943
- Title
- Object: Abris und richtige [Beschreibung] der blutigen See-Schlacht, zwischen denen Engel- und Holländern....
- Description
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A broadside on the sea battle at Cap la Hougue where the Anglo-Dutch forces under command of Edward Russel destroyed much of the French fleet under the command of Count de Tourville; with an etching showing a naval battle, and in top left corner an oval portrait of Edward Russel, Earl of Oxford, and on the top R an oval portrait of Anne Hilarion de Cotentin, comte de Tourville; with engraved title and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and text in three columns. (Nuremberg, Felsecker: 1692)
- Production date
- 1692
- Dimensions
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Height: 180 millimetres (etching)
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Height: 387 millimetres (printed area)
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Width: 294 millimetres (etching)
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Width: 300 millimetres (printed area)
- Curator's comments
- The publication line states "bey Felseckern" only, and it has been assumed here that this stands for J J Felsecker.
This sheet is missing at the top centre ca.25 x 25 mm (not repaired).
For another impression of the same broadside, see BM 1873-5-10-2723. A further impression is in the BL.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
- Associated Event: Battle of la Hogue 1692
- Acquisition date
- 1871
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1871,1209.943
