The new art of war at sea : now first practis'd by the English ships, under the command of the prudent Admiral Bung [engraving]

The new art of war at sea : now first practis'd by the English ships, under the command of the prudent Admiral Bung [engraving]

[London] To be had at the Golden Acorn facing Hungerford Market in the Strand, [1756]

1 engraving: 24 x 38 cm. on a sheet 45 x 30 cm.

IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff

The artist may have been Matthew Darly, etcher, drawing-master, and print-seller and occasional designer of caricatures -- cf M. Dorothy George. English Political Caricature to 1792, p. [225].
The publisher's address is the same as that of Edwards and Darly who issued "The Monument" -- see caricature on leaf 8r of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757.
A satirical celebration of Byng's performance at sea, 'Most hum-bug-ly inscrib'd to our great & good allies, their HighMightynesses ...'
The scene is off the coast of Minorca; the accompanying key, at upper right, identifies Admiral "Bung [sic] & his ships at proper distance from the enemy" Also, the French Admiral Glasonniere "rashly firing at two of his ships for fighting after the new method." In the background, the fort under attack is labelled "B[la]k[en]y's rewards for the new art of war"
Pasted down to same leaf 61r is an undated bookseller's description of the engraving, advertising it for 21 shillings.
Library has two copies: one on leaf 61r, the other on leaf 96v of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757

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