Sujet

The Spanish-American War: the Spanish Flotilla at anchor off St. Vincent, Cape Verde, 1898. Creator: F. B. Foy.

Légende

The Spanish-American War: views of St. Vincent, Cape Verde - the Spanish Flotilla at anchor off St. Vincent, 1898. 'From Photographs by Mr. F. B. Foy, St. Vincent. The long-expected has come at last, and war has been declared. On April 20 the United States Government at Washington performed the decisive act of committing itself to active hostilities...the Cape Verde Squadron of the Spanish Fleet sailed westward from St. Vincent, bound, it was thought, for Porto Rico'. From "Illustrated London News", 1898.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM26A15_320

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

22.4Mo (3.7Mo) / 30.9cm x 18.1cm / 3652 x 2143 (300dpi)

Mots clés

transport transportation Africa arts country Spain Spanish harbour art trade port ship ships island British war location century Britain newspapers press print concept B&W Cape Verde Sao Vicente 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W warships nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News Spanish-American War TGN ILN newspaper photograph naval ship 19th-century The Illustrated London News São Vicente St. Vincent F. B. Foy Foy F. B.