Captn. W. Rogers, late of the Windsor Castle packet
Drummond, Samuel
Verkäufer Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 17. September 1998
Verkäufer Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 17. September 1998
Beschreibung
Aquatint engraved portrait of the English captain William Rogers, renowned for his capture of the much larger 'Jeune Richard', a French privateer, in a naval engagement in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic Wars. Rogers crew had three dead and ten wounded, while the Jeune Richard suffered twenty-one dead, and thirty-three wounded. Windsor Castle's underdog victory over the French created a sensation in the British press. Head and shoulders portrait printed on thick gauge paper, of Captain William Rogers, after the painting by Samuel Drummond. "Publish'd by J. Asperne, April 1, 1808" . Impression marks 4 x 5 1/2", paper size 5 x 8 1/4". Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 20657
Bibliografische Details
Titel: Captn. W. Rogers, late of the Windsor Castle...
Verlag: J. Asperne, London
Erscheinungsdatum: 1808
Zustand: Very good condition
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