print;
broadside
- Museum number
- 1994,0515.15
- Title
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Object: The Triumphs of the British Navy
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Object: The British Tree of Liberty.
- Description
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A broadside celebrating the British naval victories over the French, Dutch, and Spanish fleets from the commencement of the French Revolutionary Wars in 1793 to the signing of the Treaty of London on 1 October 1801; with an engraving showing an oak tree representing the British Union of England, Scotland, and Ireland, at the branches of the trees 13 plaquettes with names of the commanding officers and dates of the respective battles, underneath the tree a lion walking on French, Spanish and Dutch flags, in the background a naval battle on the horizon; with engraved title and inscriptions, and with letterpress title and accounts of the British victories, including statistics on the guns involved in each battle. (London, Wallis; 1801)
- Production date
- 1801
- Dimensions
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Height: 248 millimetres (engraving)
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Height: 515 millimetres (printed area)
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Width: 242 millimetres (engraving)
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Width: 387 millimetres (printed area)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The plaquettes inscribed with pencil 1-12, and at the bottom of the print a list of the naval commanders, and names and dates of the respective battles in brown ink.
The French Revolutionary Wars formally ended with the Peace of Amiens on 27 March 1802.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated events
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Associated Event: French Revolutionary Wars 1793-1802
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Associated Event: Treaty of London 1 October 1801
- Acquisition date
- 1994
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1994,0515.15