The Royal George [engraving] : a first rate man of war carrying 100 brass guns and 1000 men, supposed to be as complete a ship as the sea bears
1756
P&E L2011F157f
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Title
The Royal George [engraving] : a first rate man of war carrying 100 brass guns and 1000 men, supposed to be as complete a ship as the sea bears
Published
[London : s.n., 1756?]
Description
1 print ; image 40 x 53 cm. on sheet 44 x 56 cm.
Call Number
P&E L2011F157f
System Control No.
(OCoLC)758998119
Note
Woodcut illustrating the British warship the Royal George (shown under full sail, with jack tars up in the rigging & the crows' nest, 2 other smaller ships to the left & right), with a portrait of George II within an elaborate cartouche; she was built at Woolwich & launched in 1756, served in the Seven Years' War.
Includes a 13-line poem within a cartouche at upper left corner: "Rous'd, let the gallant British lions [r]oar/And strike dismay to ev'ry hostile shore ..."
Digitized image available, see URL
Includes a 13-line poem within a cartouche at upper left corner: "Rous'd, let the gallant British lions [r]oar/And strike dismay to ev'ry hostile shore ..."
Digitized image available, see URL
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