The Terrible : French ship of war mounting 74 guns captured by the British fleet under the orders of Rear Admiral Hawke, Oct.r 14th 1747 [engraving]

The Terrible : French ship of war mounting 74 guns captured by the British fleet under the orders of Rear Admiral Hawke, Oct.r 14th 1747 [engraving]

[London : s.n., ca. 1750]

1 engraving : ill. ; 22 x 26 cm. on a sheet 46 x 29 cm.

IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff

The sea battle referenced took place off Cape Finisterre, with Rear-admiral Hawke in the Devonshire and the comte du Guay in the Terrible. Though the battle began at 11:30 a.m., the Terrible did not surrender until 7:00 p.m, when she was surrounded by six English ships. -- E.H. Jenkins. A History of the French Navy, p. 114-115.
On leaf 88v of The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-57
See also leaf 102v of the present volume for a stern view of the Terrible.

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