Night view of Spanish battering ships of war on fire Gibraltar. 13th Sept 1782
Original art: drawing. The artist is George Frederic Koehler, who as a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery under General Eliott during the siege of Gibraltar, 1779-83, invented the 'Koehler gun carriage' which allowed guns to be fired down from great heights on the Rock onto the besieging Spanish forces. He later rose to brigadier-general before dying at Jaffa in 1800. PvdM 11/05
Object Details
| ID: | PAG9674 |
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| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Koehler, G. F. |
| Places: | Unlinked place |
| Date made: | 13 Sep 1782 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 345 x 528 mm; Mount: 19 in x 25 in |