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Burford 74 Guns Commanded by Sir John Bentley 1744 In the Mediterranean of which this drawing is a correct Portrait made during Sir John's command of her by his clerk
Medium includes pen and ink. The rear of the Burford is shown, itself following another unspecified vessell.
From an album which has a bookplate of the Bishop of Columbia. The arms on the bookplate are the See of Columbia impaling Bentley.
John Bentley was made post captain when he took over command of the Burford from Captain Richard Watkins on 01/08/1744, when he wrote in the log "in Hieres". A later signature by Bentley is dated 14/09/1744. Both J J Colledge ('Ships of the Royal Navy Vol I') and W Laird Clowes ('The Royal Navy - A History') desrcibed Burford as 70 guns, not 74.
From an album which has a bookplate of the Bishop of Columbia. The arms on the bookplate are the See of Columbia impaling Bentley.
John Bentley was made post captain when he took over command of the Burford from Captain Richard Watkins on 01/08/1744, when he wrote in the log "in Hieres". A later signature by Bentley is dated 14/09/1744. Both J J Colledge ('Ships of the Royal Navy Vol I') and W Laird Clowes ('The Royal Navy - A History') desrcibed Burford as 70 guns, not 74.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD8495 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Hood, John |
| Vessels: | Burford (1722) |
| Date made: | circa 1744 |
| People: | Bentley, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Mount: 338 mm x 257 mm |