[Maldonado]

Single sheet. Col. ms. Scale: [ca. 1:46 000]. Additional Places: Uruguay. Contents Note: The plan gives infomation about Maldonado's very weak defences. In 1806 Grenville became an enthusiastic supporter of plans to attack Spanish interests in South America. This manuscript, drawn by a Frenchman, was probably part of his intelligence gathering. The British attacked Maldonado in October 1806 and destroyed it.

Object Details

ID: GREN85/14
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Anonymous
Places: Uruguay
Date made: 1806
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 25 cm x 41 cm
Parts: The map collection of William Wyndham Grenville, Prime Minister, 1759-1834 (Chart)