A VERY RARE AND SCARCE COLONIAL ERA WAR ENGRAVING

A GROUP OF ARMED MILITARY AND CIVILIAN MILITIA FIGHTERS WITH SWORDS AND SPEARS STORMING A FORT STRONGHOLD BY SEA

TALL 1700'S GALLEON SAILING SHIPS LAY IN THE BACKGROUND SEA, AS THE MEN STORM THE FORT COMPOUND BY ROW BOAT...

* NO MUSKETS OR VISIBLE FIREARMS - MAKING THIS IMAGE EXTREMELY OLD AND LIKELY THE ONLY SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK

BRITISH - COLONIAL AMERICA - SPANISH - FRENCH NAVY INVASION

25" HIGH X 30" WIDE ANTIQUE MAT WITH GENERA AGE AND TIME TONING

19" HIGH X 24" WIDE MAT OPENING

27 1/2" WIDE X 21 1/2" HIGH ENGRAVING SHEET ATTACHED TO AN EARLIER AND MUCH OLDER MAT