Position of the English and French fleets, about five in the afternoon of the 20th of May 1756 when all firing ceased [engraving]

Position of the English and French fleets, about five in the afternoon of the 20th of May 1756 when all firing ceased [engraving]

[London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliam.t 1757 for Adm.l Byng's Trial in two vol.s octavo 1757

1 folded print : ill. ; 38 x 50 cm.

IN L2005F180 1698/1811 ff

Fourth in a series of plates showing the progress of the battle; see also leaves 54, 56-58 and 60 in The Tragedy of Admiral Byng.
"References" ... A. French line - five headmost steaming away. B.B. The Portland & Lancaster. C. Rear Adm.l West in the Buckingham w.th his main top sail yard down & sails much shattered. D.D. Captain & Defiance, the latter so disabled in her sails & rigging that she could not keep her station in the van. E. The Deptford going to replace the Intrepide [sic] F. to F. The Revenge, Princess Louisa, Trident, Ramillies, Culloden, & Kingston having got clear of the Intrepide making sail ... H. The Chesterfield laying by the Intrepide [sic] ... L.L. The English frigates. K. The French frigates
Leaf 59 in The Tragedy of Admiral Byng, 1756-1757

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