Plate 1st His Majesty's Ships Dictator, Pendragon, Calypso & Flamer entering the Passage of Mardoe on the Coast of Norway, at the time the Podargus which was leading, run aground, July 6th 1812... by Geo Andrews

A hand-coloured print showing the attack on a Danish fleet (right distance), led by the ‘Dictator’ (foreground, left of centre); three brigs accompany her, ‘Calypso’, ‘Podargus’ and ‘Flamer’ (right foreground); rocks in the immediate foreground; background shows the Passage of Mardoe on the coast of Norway.

Object Details

ID: PAH8104
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Andrews, George
Places: Unlinked place
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Action off Mardö, 1812
Vessels: Calypso (1805); Dictator (1783) Flamer (1804) Podargus (1808)
Date made: 21 Jul 1813
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 469 x 632 mm; Mount: 605 mm x 761 mm