(ENGLAND 1805) Manuscript plan of the Battle of Trafalgar

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(ENGLAND--1805.) Manuscript plan of the Battle of Trafalgar. Manuscript plan with inked ship stamps, 10 x 16 inches; worn with extensive early fold repairs on verso. Np, circa 1805

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An apparently contemporary depiction of the great British naval victory over the allied French and Spanish fleets. The unidentified creator used an inked stamp to represent the 33 allied and 27 British ships of the line, each one annotated with number of guns, the British ships being named. The full title reads "Battle of Trafalgar between the British Fleet commanded by Lord Nelson and the French and Spanish Fleets commanded by Adms Villenueve & Gravina."