To the Honble. Augustus John Hervey, Captain in His Majesty's Navy, Coll. of Marines & one of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Bed Chamber; this perspective view of His Majesty's Ship Dragon commanded by him, Cambridge Wm. Godfrey Esq. & Marlborough Thos. Burnett Esq. attacking [the] Moro July 1, 1762 also shewing the distance the Sterling Castle Capt. Campbell (who was appointed to lead the van of this squadron) was during the attack, likewise shewing the land attack; is most humbly inscribed by ... P.O.R. Sbridge / [graphic]

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Lewis Walpole Library > To the Honble. Augustus John Hervey, Captain in His Majesty's Navy, Coll. of Marines & one of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Bed Chamber; this perspective view of His Majesty's Ship Dragon commanded by him, Cambridge Wm. Godfrey Esq. & Marlborough Thos. Burnett Esq. attacking [the] Moro July 1, 1762 also shewing the distance the Sterling Castle Capt. Campbell (who was appointed to lead the van of this squadron) was during the attack, likewise shewing the land attack; is most humbly inscribed by ... P.O.R. Sbridge / [graphic]

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Title: To the Honble. Augustus John Hervey, Captain in His Majesty's Navy, Coll. of Marines & one of the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Bed Chamber; this perspective view of His Majesty's Ship Dragon commanded by him, Cambridge Wm. Godfrey Esq. & Marlborough Thos. Burnett Esq. attacking [the] Moro July 1, 1762 also shewing the distance the Sterling Castle Capt. Campbell (who was appointed to lead the van of this squadron) was during the attack, likewise shewing the land attack; is most humbly inscribed by ... P.O.R. Sbridge / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Perspective view of His Majesty's Ship Dragon commanded by him, Cambridge Wm. Godfrey ...
Creator: Canot, Pierre Charles, 1710-1777, printmaker
Contributor: Orsbridge, Philip, -1767, artist.
Serres, Dominic, 1719-1793, artist.
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher.
Published / Created: [approximately 1762]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: J. Bowles?
Abstract: "Moro fortress under bombardment from three warships; return fire landing wide."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
Engraved after a painting by Serres made after an on-the-spot drawing by Philip Orsbridge, whose name is wrongly given here as "P.O.R. Sbridge".
"Plate 8"--Lower right corner.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on all but bottom edge.
Plate also issued with eleven other plates and four pages of text as part of: Britannia's triumph in the year 1762 : being a series of capital prints representing the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army employed in the attack and conquest of the Havannah, under the brave Admiral Pocock, Lord Albemarle, etc., etc. ... London : J. Bowles, 1766.
Provenance: Donald A. Heald; June 2019.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 46.5 x 65 cm, on sheet 46.9 x 66 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: Drawer 762.00.00.52

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Reproductions
Naval prints
Engravings England London 1762
Material: engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Havana (Cuba)
Subject (Topic): History
Warships
Subjects: Havana (Cuba) > History > Siege, 1762
Warships
England > London > 1762

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 14481929
Object ID (OID): 16854846