To the Right Honble Viscount Nelson... The Magnanimous Attack on El Muros Fort and Town, by His Majesty's Frigate La Loire.. which were taken on the 4th of June 1805 (proof)

A view of the attack on the fort of Muros, Spain, by ‘La Loire’, shown actively firing in port quarter view on the left of the picture. To her left is a small yacht with the Union Jack and the Spanish flag atop its mast. Nearer the centre of the image are four boats filled with men rowing towards the land. The right background is occupied by a view of the town, with ships moored, as well as large mountains. Aquatint. Engraved by Francis Chesham, after Thomas Buttersworth. Publisher’s details below inscription.

Object Details

ID: PAH8040
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Andrews, George; Buttersworth, Thomas Francis Chesham
Places: Unlinked place
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Attack on the port of Muros, 1805
Vessels: Loire (1795)
Date made: 6 Nov 1805
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 500 x 670 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 833 mm