Hand-coloured aquatint. The China Fleet heavily laden Commanded by Commodore Sir Nathaniel Dance beating off Adml Linois and his Squadron the 15th of Feby 1804. A scene from the Battle of Pulo Aura, a minor naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. Below are the names of the East Indiaman and the French Squadron; and a diagrammatic key to the picture. The scene shows the French squadron in formation on the left of the image, engaging with the East India Company’s fleet to the right. On the far right of the image are further British vessels, not part of the immediate action in the centrepoint of the image. The ships are shown at sea, with a cloudy sky, with no land visible. Painted by Thomas Buttersworth from a sketch by an officer.