COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
30901
Record number:
30901
JCB call number:
Fr781 M741t / OVERSIZE
Image title:
Tableau de tous les pavillons que lon arbore sur les vaisseaux Dans les Quatre Parties du Monde ...
Place image published:
A Paris
Image publisher:
chez Mondhare rue St. Jacques
Image date:
1781
Image function:
print
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
Image dimension height:
59 cm.
Image dimension width:
86.5 cm.
Page dimension height:
64.4 cm.
Page dimension width:
92.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink, colors
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
French
Description:
Display of the flags. Includes flags of the United States of America. Also includes scenes of naval warfare including the battle of July 27, 1778, between the French and English, the battles in 1778 between the Triton and the Warwick, and the battle between the Belle Poule and Arethusa at the Battle of Ushant. Also includes two diagrams of ships of the line, with items numbered for identification in keys, and a compass.
notes:
The battle between the Belle-Poule and the HMS Arethusa on June 17, 1778, was notable because it marked the beginning of French intervention in the American War of Independence. This print is also known as the Mondhare Flag Sheet.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1951.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject headings:
Naval art and science
Subject headings:
Flags
Tableau de tous les pavillons que lon arbore sur les vaisseaux Dans les Quatre Parties du ...
