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Sea battles between the British and France of 1758 during the Seven Year’s War

Karte derer Englischen Unternehmungen zur See auf denen Französischen Küsten desgleichen in denen Französischen Colonien in Africa und dem Mitternæchtlichen America... Anno 1759.

Augsburg, c.1761. Original colour. Sheet 530 x 650mm.
Stock #:  26587

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A scarce collection of depictions of nine sea battles between the British and French fleets in 1758 (despite the title), during the Seven Years' War (1756-63), with descriptions in German and French. The nine are: The Battle of Cartagena, Spain, 28th February (British victory); Saint-Louis, Senegal, May 1st (British victory); the Descent on St Malo, June (British success but the objective of taking St Malo abandoned); Fort Ticonderoga, New York State, July (British victory); the second siege of Louisbourg, Cape Breton, July (British victory); the Descent on Cherbourg, August (British captured and destroyed the port); the Battle of Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario, August (British victory); the Descent on Saint-Cast, September (French victory, ending the descents on the coast of France); and the Gulf of St. Lawrence campaign, September, in which Sir Charles Hardy and Brigadier-General James Wolfe destroyed the French fishing settlements, causing a famine in Quebec. The first of three similar plates (the others with 'Anno 1760' & 'Anno 1761'.

Condition:

Trimmed to printed borders with slight loss to decoration at top.

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