An engagement between an English fleet of East Indiamen coming home from China and a French fleet of men-of-war; English fleet shown on the left, some identified with inscriptions as the ‘Royal George’, ‘Ganges’, ‘Earl Camden’, and Warlet’; French fleet shown on right with the ‘Marengo’ in the foreground. List of ships from each fleet inscribed at bottom on either side of the main text, English on left and French at right. Artist and publisher’s details at bottom.
Hand-coloured aquatint.