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NH 65867 Attack on Gibraltar in 1781, by the Spanish floating batteries

Attack on Gibraltar in 1781, by the Spanish floating batteries
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Title: Attack on Gibraltar in 1781, by the Spanish floating batteries
Caption: Stipple engraving by Wells, after a painting by Hamilton. Published in the "Naval Chronicle," Volume 10, 1803, by J. Gold, London. This plate represents the burning of the Spanish floating batteries by the red-hot shot of the British defenders, 14 September 1781.
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Catalog #: NH 65867
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Wells.
After this Year: 1800
Before this Year: 1809
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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