Sujet

'Strachan's Action off Ferrol', c1806. Artist: Thomas Whitcombe.

Légende

'Strachan's Action off Ferrol', c1806. Richard John Strachan (1760-1828) led the British squadron that, on 4 November 1805, engaged and captured four French ships that had escaped the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar, at the Battle of Cape Ortegal off the north-western coast of Spain. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1806

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM19C78_235

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,4Mo (3,2Mo) / 40,4cm x 23,8cm / 4775 x 2808 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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