Reconnaissance of Abo, and Engagement with Gun-Boats and Batteries by H.M.S. Odin, Gorgon, Driver & Alban

This coloured lithograph depicts the Reconnaissance of Abo. ‘Gorgon’ is shown on the left of the picture in port broadside view; the 'Odin' is in the centre in starboard bow view; the 'Driver' is second from the right in port broadside view, with 'Alban' at far right, hidden behind a rock in port broadside view. There are several inscriptions below the image, including the title in English and French, the names of the four ships and their commanders, and the names of the makers and publisher.
Title also in French.; Plate XV.

Object Details

ID: PAI6471
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Brierly, Oswald Walters; Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy Day & Son
Places: Unlinked place
Vessels: Alban (1826); Driver (1840) Gorgon (1837) Odin (1846)
Date made: 17 Mar 1855
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 335 x 548 mm
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