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The memorable engagement of Captn. Pearson of the Serapis, with Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard & his squadron, Sep. 23, 1779

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Title: The memorable engagement of Captn. Pearson of the Serapis, with Paul Jones of the Bon Homme Richard & his squadron, Sep. 23, 1779
Creator: Paton, Richard, 1717-1791, artist
Fittler, James, 1758-1835, printer
Lerpinière, Daniel, 1745-1785, printer
Boydell, John, 1720-1804, publisher
Contributor: Congdon, Theodore G., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1780
1781
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of the ships Serapis and Bon Homme Richard in a fierce naval battle; Serapis is in the foreground at left; statistics of killed, wounded, and damage done, in English and French, on either side of the title in bottom margin.
"Richd. Paton, Pinxit."--text, bottom left margin. "Lerpiniere Fittler Sculpnt."--text, bottom right margin. "Published Decr. 12th. 1780, by John Boydell, Engraver, in Cheapside, London."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : uncolored ; image 44.45 x 47.94 cm (17 1/2 x 18 7/8 in.) ; overall 50.32 x 60.96 cm (19 13/16 x 24 in.)
Identifier: priTEC 0074
476159
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/23945
Language: English
French
French
Subject: Flamborough Head, Battle of, 1779--Pictorial works
Naval battles--Pictorial works
Ships--Pictorial works
Intaglio prints--1775-1800. (gmgpc)
Source: Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Maritime Collection.
Naval
Prints
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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