A representation, of the sea fight, on the 5th of Sepr. 1781, between Rear Admiral Graves and the Count de Grasse

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section 3
Creator:
Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788 and Graves, Thomas Graves, 1725?-1802
Extent:
1 Sheets
Language:
English .
Custodial history:

Client reference #84; WAG #289244; IL# 2020-IL-001-089

Richard B. Arkway Inc., 5 December 2001.

Material specific details:
Scale [ca. 1:400,000]. Shows engagement at entrance to Chesapeake Bay between Capes Henry and Charles. Includes "extract from the minutes of the general signals," observations, and references. Table: [Number of ships, guns, and men] -- [English captains and ships]. From "Political magazine" 6 (1784).
Physical description:
Some faint spots. Pencil lower right
Physical facet:
1 map
Dimensions:
31 x 38 cm.
Other descriptive data:

London : [Publisher not identified], 1784

Related material:

Nebenzahl, K. Bibliography of printed battle plans, 182

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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