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Lettered, in black ink, upper right: "5"; lower left under image: "Designed and Painted by Swaine"; lower right under image: "P Benazech Sculp."; lower left: "(Table of the English ships listing number of ships, and the guns and men each ship contains)"; below the table on lower left: "NB The resolution of ...74 | Essex ...... 64 } Run on Shore in Persuit | & after saving many Stores | their Remains were burnt."; lower center: "The Glorious DEFEAT of the French Fleet under the Command of Marshal Conflans, off Belle-Isle, on the 20th of November 1759, by a Fleet of HIS MAJESTY'S SHIPS under the Command of the Hon:ble Sir EDWARD HAWKE Admiral of the Blue and Knight of the most Hon:ble Order of the Bath &c, Whereby they were prevented Escorting a Body of Forces to Invade the British Dominions.~ | [...water damage...] and Rob:t Sayer in Fleet Street."; lower right: "(Table of the French ships listing names, number of ships, and the guns and men each ship contains, and fates of the ships annotated beside each ship)"; lower far right corner: "5".