HMS *Java* Sinking and Blowing Up, December 1812 - Naval Battle, Robert Havell senior, 1 January 1814

Bottom left, between 'proof' and title, a note of the number of guns and men and weight of metal of the english force. ] [bottom right, right of title, a note of the number of guns and men and weight of metal of the american force. George iii catalogue entry: naval engagement four views of the action between h. M. Frigate java, captain lambert, and the american frigate, constitution, on the 29. Th of dec. R 1812: by pocock and havell from a sketch by lieut. Buchannan, published by boydell, 1814. Bottom left, faintly engraved: proof one of a set of four aquatints; the companion prints are at rcins 735179. A, b and c. Creator(s) alexander buchanan (b. 1793) (artist) drawn & etch'd by n. Pocock, from a sketch by lieut. Buchanan. Engraved by r, & d, havell. Colnaghi & co. : cockspur street (publisher) jan,y 1, 1814, publish'd by mess,rs boydell & c,o n,o 90 cheapside, and colnaghi & c,o cockspur street, london. Lords commissioners of the admiralty (dedicatee). Date: 1 January 1814. Place of creation: Cockspur Street, London.. Dimensions: 39.9 x 45.1 cm (image). Medium: aquatint with etching and engraving. Depicted Place: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Collection: Royal Collection. San Salvador, 1812 RCIN 735179.d