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documentary artifact: ship plan: gun, Falmouth
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The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st Octr 1757 between his Majesty's ships the Augusta, Dreadnought & Edinburgh, under the Command of Captn Forrest, and seven French Men of War, when the latter where[sic] defeated, and oblig'd to sheer off in a shattered condition. Engraved for Raymond's History of England (Print)
The Action off Cape Francois Octr 21 1757 (Print)
The Glorious Action off Cape Francois Octr 21st 1757 between three English & seven French Ships of War wherein the latter were entirely defeated (Print)
The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st of Octr 1757 between His Majesty's Ships Augusta Dreadnought & Edinburgh... and seven French Men of War when the latter were defeated (Print)
Outline of gun thought to be from Dreadnought (1742) (Technical drawing)
Dreadnought (1742); Medway (1742) (Technical drawing)
Dreadnought (1742); Medway (1742) (Technical drawing)
Weymouth (1736); Medway (1742); Dragon (1736); Dreadnought (1742); Nottingham (1745) (Technical drawing)
To Capt Forres Commander of His Majesty's Ship Augusta Capt. Suckling of ye Dreadnought and Capt Langdon of the Edinburgh... Action between them and a Squadron of French Ships of War on ye 21 Oct 1757, off Cape Francois... (with key) (Print)
The Glorious Action off Cape Francois 21 Octobr. 1757 between Three English & Seven French Ships of Warr Wherein the latter were entirely defeated (Print)
A View and Plan of the Hampton Court & Dreadnought Chaceing two French Ships of War, Jany the 7th 1744/5 (Print)
The Glorious Action off Cape Francois 21 Octr 1757 between three English & seven French ships of Warr, wherein the latter were entirely defeated (Print)
The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st Octr 1757 between... the Augusta Dreadnought & Edinburgh... Captn Forrest and seven French Men of War, when the latter were defeated... Engraved fro Russel's History of England (Print)
Twelve Prints of Sea Engagements. The Glorious Action off Cape Francois Octr 21 1757, between three English, and seven French Ships of War wherin the latter were entirely defeated (Print)
The Action near Cape Francois on the 21st of Octr 1757 between His Majesty's Ships Augusta Dreadnought & Edinburgh... and seven French Men of War when the latter were defeated (Print)
Dreadnought (1742); Medway (1742) (Technical drawing)
Dragon (1736); Weymouth (1736); Nottingham (1745); Medway (1742); Dreadnought (1742) (Technical drawing)
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