Printed chart showing British line of battle on 1 June 1794.
Single printed poster showing the British Line of Battle under Admiral Earl Howe, Commander in Chief, against the French fleet on the 1 June 1794 when the French began to fire on the English Van squadron at 1 o'clock PM. The names of the ships, commanders, frigates and guns are given below the circular map.
Administrative / biographical background
Often known as the Glorious First of June was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Administrative / biographical background
Often known as the Glorious First of June was the first and largest fleet action of the naval conflict between the Great Britain and the First French Republic during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Record Details
| Item reference: | HSR/X/14; MSS/71/086 |
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| Catalogue Section: | Manuscript documents acquired singly by the Museum |
| Level: | ITEM |
| Extent: | folder |
| Date made: | 1794-06-01 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
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- Plan of the battle of Trafalgar, 21 Oct 1805, by Jonas Toby, Purser of HMS EURYALUS. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/1)
- Plan of the battle of Navarino, 20 Oct 1827. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/2)
- Plan of the sea faces of the fortress of St Jean d'Acre, showing the position of the allied squadron at the bombardment, 3 November 1840. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/3)
- Plan of the attack on the Basque Roads, 11-12 April 1809. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/4)
- Lisbon to Bermuda Race of the Sail Training Association, June 1964; two charts showing noon positions. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/5)
- Sketch map of the battle of Trafalgar drawn from information contained in a letter from Collingwood, 1805. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/6)
- Track chart of HMS ENCOUNTER, North Pacific, 26 Mar-24 November 1855. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/7)
- Commander L.B. Denham: track chart of HMS OPAL to Pitcairn Island, 1879, (formerly FD/35). (Manuscript) (HSR/X/8)
- Track chart showing course of HMS ALERT on a voyage round the world, 1878-82, (printed with manuscript annotations). (Manuscript) (HSR/X/9)
- Two Admiralty charts: Pitcairn Island by Captain Frederick William Beechey, 1825, published 15 Dec 1829; and the Actaeon Group by Master George Biddlecombe, 1837, published 7 July 1838. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/10)
- Manuscript chart of an Island (unidentified), n.d. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/11)
- Manuscript map showing Sebastopol harbour from a Russian survey with the batteries and ships as seen from HMS RETRIBUTION, 6 January 1854. (Manuscript) (HSR/X/12)
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