'lord nelson engaging the toulon fleet off the mouth of the nile'
this vignette aerial view of the battle of the nile, 1 august 1798, was published in the first issue of the 'naval chronicle' in 1799, effectively as plate iii (f. P 42) although numbering did not start until plate v. A brief note on p. 42 states that the view is taken from the south-east looking west, with rosetta in the distance beyond the aboukir fort. Later in the year, facing p. 521, the same journal published a 'chart of the bay of aboukir', with a battle plan related to this illustration. This was also drawn up by pocock from information supplied by both a french and british officer present. Date: February 1799. Dimensions: 146 mm x 230 mm. Collection: Fine art.
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