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Correct View of the late Naval Action off the Chesapeak. Sketch map 1781

Correct View of the late Naval Action off the Chesapeak. Sketch map 1781

Product SKU: P-6-108376

Price £35.00

'Correct View of the late Naval Action off the Chesapeak, with Observations. Published Monday Nov. 12' by Anonymous (November 1781). Antique copperplate map. The accompanying text article, originally published with the map, will be included, 16.0 x 11.5cm, 6.25 x 4.5 inches
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CAPTION PRINTED BELOW PICTURE: 'Correct View of the late Naval Action off the Chesapeak, with Observations. Published Monday Nov. 12'

The Battle of the Chesapeake, also known as the Battle of the Virginia Capes, was a crucial naval battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781. The combatants were a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Rear Admiral François Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse. The battle was strategically decisive, in that it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the besieged forces of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. The French were able to achieve control of the sea lanes against the British and provided the Franco-American army with siege artillery and French reinforcements. These proved decisive in the Siege of Yorktown, effectively securing independence for the Thirteen Colonies.

DATE PRINTED: November 1781    

IMAGE SIZE: Approx 16.0 x 11.5cm, 6.25 x 4.5 inches (Small)

TYPE: Antique copperplate map. The accompanying text article, originally published with the map, will be included

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not obtrusive unless otherwise stated. We offer a no questions asked return policy.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic historic print, published at the date stated above. It is not a modern copy.

VERSO: There is text printed on the reverse side

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Anonymous

PROVENANCE: "The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military and Literary Journal", printed for J. Bew, Paternoster Row, London

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