Prise de la Dominique gravé par Godefroy de l'Academie Imple. et Royale de Vienne &c
Summary
Print shows a French invasion force capturing a battery at Cachacrou on the island of Dominica in the West Indies, defeating a small British force and achieving the surrender of the island from the British.
Paper has an upside down watermark at the center of the top showing a bird perched on a ball atop a roof with figures to the right and left.
Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique / Nicolas Ponce. Paris : Ponce et Godefroy, [1784?], no. 5.
Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).
Tags
Date
01/01/1784
Location
dominica
Source
Library of Congress
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