Subject: Cadiz, Spain
Period: 1730 (circa)
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Color: Hand Color
Size:
13.1 x 10.1 inches
33.3 x 25.7 cm
Superb engraving of the capture and sacking of Cadiz by an English fleet under the Earl of Essex, Lord Howard of Effingham and Francis Vere during the Anglo-Spanish War. The harbor is literally filled with ships engaged in battle. The plan of Cadiz is shown in bird's-eye form.
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Condition: A
Excellent impression and color on watermarked paper with light toning along the edges of the sheet.