Le Cte. d'Estaing laisse deux vaisseaux et trois frégates de son escadre à la poursuite de la frégate Anglaise la Mairmaide, et va mouiller avec le surplus dans la Delaware, la Mairmaide perdant tout espoir d'echaper se jette à la Côte ou elle s'echoue et voit tomber tous ses Mats. le 8 Juillet 1778

Containers:

Closed Stacks, Drawer 33

Creator:

Ozanne, Pierre, 1737-1813

Extent:

1 Sheets

Scope and content:

The original wash drawing displayed here was executed by marine painter Pierre Ozanne in 1778. This work was produced during the French naval campaign in America by Ozanne who witnessed the action at the entrance of the Delaware River on July 8, 1778. This battle is considered as the first naval event between the French and the English fleet of that campaign on the American coast.

Wash drawing on paper. View of six ships in the Delaware River, five under the command of Comte d'Estaing. Manuscript note pasted on reads "Campagne du Vice-Admirale d'Esteing an Amerique, commandant une escadre de 12 vaisseaux et 4 frégattes, sortie de toulon le 13 Avril 1778."

Language:

French .

Custodial history:

Client reference #108; WAG #289267

Libraire Ancienne des Trois Islets, 8 April 2011.

Material specific details:

Not drawn to scale

Physical description:

Spotting to applied label.

Dimensions:

24 x 40 cm, on sheet 39 x 52 cm.

Other descriptive data:

Publisher unknown : place of publication unknown, 1778

Subjects:

Drawings (visual works)

Names:

Ozanne, Pierre, 1737-1813

Places:

Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

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