The English & French fleets in the Baltic, 1854. (Plate No.15). Reconnaissance of Abo, and engagement with gun-boats and batteries by H.M.S. Odin, Gorgon, Driver and Alban

This coloured lithograph depicts the Reconnaissance of Abo. ‘Gorgon’ is shown on the left of the picture in port broadside view; the 'Odin' is in the centre in starboard bow view; the 'Driver' is second from the right in port broadside view, with 'Alban' at far right, hidden behind a rock in port broadside view. There are several inscriptions below the image, including the title in English and French, the names of the four ships and their commanders, and the names of the makers and publisher.
Two images on one plate.; Title also in French.

Object Details

ID: PAH8360
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brierly, Oswald Walters; Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy Day & Son
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Driver (1840); Gorgon (1837) La Reine Hortense (1854) Odin (1846)
Date made: 17 Mar 1855
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 728 x 553 mm
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