The British capture of Gibraltar in 1704

The capture of Gibraltar by the British and Dutch under Admiral Rooke in 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), in which England also gained Minorca. The central scene is surrounded by a rococo border with trophies and allegorical figures. with an inset map of the Rock and a German-text description. This plate was etched by Johann August Corvinus after a painting by Paul Decker, and was published by Wolff in 'Repraesentatio belli, ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...', a history of the War of the Spanish Succession.