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- Title:
The taking of the Princessa a Spanish Man of War, April 8, 1740 by His Majesties Ships the Lenox, Kent, and Oxford
- Medium:
- Hand-colored engraving on wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 1/2 x 18in. (31.8 x 45.7cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
--N.B. The Princessa had 68 Guns Mounted, but was capable of Mounting 86 . Her breadth by the Beam, is 50 foot 4 Inches, which is four Inches broader than our first Rates; 152 foot by the Keel, which is two foot longer than our first Rates; 166 foot 3 Inches on the Gun Deck, & draws 26 foot Water abast and 23 1/2 before which is a great deal more than our first Rates draw. She had 600 Men on board, 200 of whom were killed. Her Commander was an Old experienced Officer & bravely fought the Ship for 6 hours. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. London Printed for Bowles & Carver No 69 St. Pauls Church Yard, & Robert Wilkinson No. 58 Cornhill
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1995.13.132
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- marine art | navy | sailors | sails | sea | ship
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4525
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