English engraving depicting the battle at toulon in 1744 with a summary of the action and a description of the most damaged vessels. William henry toms (active 1723-61) (engraver and publisher) [bottom left:] w. H. Toms sculp.;[bottom, right of centre, below text:] publish’d feb: 29 1744-5 according to act of parliament, and sold by w. H. Toms engraver in union court near hatton garden holborn, & by the printsellers of london & westminster, price plain 2. S & 4. S colour’d
james main (active 1745) (draughtsman) [bottom left:] james main delin
lords commissioners of the admiralty (dedicatee)
main listed ships: a. Hms marlborough. B. Prince (princess). C. Ann galley fire ship. E. Real felipe. F. Constante. G. Poder. George iii catalogue entry: naval engagement the situation of the english, french and spanish fleets when they begun the engagement in the mediterranean on the 11. Th of february 174¾ by james main; 1745. Date: 1745. Dimensions: Scale: 1:164,200 approx. Scale bar: 5 miles [49 mm =]. 47.4 x 71.8 cm (image); 47.9 x 72.8 cm (platemark); 49.4 x 73.8 cm (sheet); 35.2 x 71.8 cm (image of map); 31.4 x 71.3 cm (neatline of map). Medium: etching and engraving. Depicted Place: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Collection: Royal Collection. Toulon, 1744 RCIN 729009
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