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[Battle of the Virginia Capes, 5 September 1781] 'View of the English Fleet of 19 Sail of The Line under Rear Admiral Graves Attacking the French fleet of 24 Sail of The Line under Count De Grasse coming out of the Chesapeak the 5th September 1781'
Modern reproduction print by the Chiswick Press, London, from drawing PAH4075. See that entry for details: this image shows the preliminaries to the action. The collection also holds a number of other copies, presumed to have been supplied by the publishers, the Naval Historical Foundation, Washington DC.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAJ2281 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Chiswick Press; Naval Historical Foundation |
| Places: | Chesapeake Bay |
| Date made: | early 1970s |
| People: | British Fleet; French Fleet |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 378 mm x 495 mm |