L'escadre françoise mouillée devant New-york, bloquant l'escadre Angloise et interceptant les batimes qui vouloient y entrer - le 12 juillet 1778

Photograph shows the French fleet, under the command of Comte d'Estaing, anchored outside New York, attempting to form a naval blockade to prevent the British fleet from departing, as well as preventing supply vessels from entering, July 12, 1778. Includes legend and description below title.

Original wash drawings Available in the Ozanne map collection in the Geography and Maps Division, Library of Congress.
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 280.