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The Brilliant Achievement of the Shannon... in boarding and capturing the United States Frigate Chesapeake off Boston, June 1st 1813 in fifteen minutes (Print)
A View of the General Engagement between the British Fleet... and the French Fleet, on the 1st June 1794 Where the Queen Charlotte is represented Raking the French Admiral (Print)
The Lifeboat in the Act of Saving part of the Crew of a Ship wreck'd near Tynemouth Castle (Print)
The Little Belt Sloop of War, Captn Bingham nobly supporting the Honor of the British Flag against the President United States Frigate, May 15th 1811 (Print)
Adml. Nelson's Squadron, Bearing Down to Engage the French Fleet. Augt 1st 1798 (Print)
The Boarding and Capturing La Desiree near Martinique. Jany 16th 1798 (Print)
The Pelican Brig, beating the French Frigate Medea, into Guadaloupe, after an Action of 2 hours (Print)
A seventy-four gun ship close-haul'd with a Stiff Breeze (Print)
The Lapwing, under Captain Barton, capturing a French Frigate in the West-Indies (Print)
Loss of the Anson Frigate, off Cornwall (Print)
An East-Indiaman in a storm, scudding before the Wind (Print)
View of Admiral Lord Nelson's Victory over the Danes, before Copenhagen, April 2nd 1801. After a desperate Engagement of 4 hours the whole of the Danish line to the Southward of the Crown Islands consisting of seventeen Sail was Taken, Burnt or Sunk. The British Sqadron in Action consisted of nine Sail of the Line four Frigates two Gun Vessels, Bombs, &c (Print)
The Antilope [Antelope] Packet, beating-off Le Atalante, a French Privateer in the West Indies (Print)
The La Raison of 24 Guns, Captn Beresford, beating-off a French Frigate, of 44 Guns, near Hallifax (Print)
The La Raison of 24 Guns, Captn Beresford, beating-off a French Frigate, of 44 Guns, near Hallifax (Print)
Johnny and His Fair Bride Reveling in Jollily and Festive (Print)
The Adventures of Johnny Newcome: Johnny situated as Clerk of stores (Print)
The Adventures of Johnny Newcome: Johnny enjoying the sports of the field (Print)
The Lady Hobart packet, sinking, having struck on an island of floating ice (Print)
The Yankey Torpedo (caricature) (Print)
Admiral Nelson's Victory. Over the French Fleet, near the Mouth of the Nile. August 1798 (Print)
View of Admiral Lord Nelson's Victory over the Danes, before Copenhagen April 2nd 1801... (Print)
The Pelican Brig, beating the French frigate Medea, into Guadaloupe, after an Action of 2 hours (Print)
The Westmoreland Packet, Captn Wolfe, Beating off a French Privateer, near St Eustatia (Print)
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