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The Admiral of the Guypuscoan Squadron, being set on fire, is taken by the English. From Tapestry hangings in the House of Lords
Plate V of a series of ten showing the events of the Spanish Armada. Taken from a series of tapestries that were commissioned by the commander of the fleet, Lord Howard, and hung in the House of Lords until the whole building was destroyed by fire in 1834.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAI6234 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | C. Lempriere, C; Pine, John |
| Events: | Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588 |
| Vessels: | San Salvador (captured 1588) |
| Date made: | 24 Jun 1739 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 418 mm x 641 mm |