Peru La Ville De Paita, George Anson's Sea Battle 1750

Title: Incendie De La Ville De Paita Sur La Cote De Sante Fe Dans La Mer Du Sud.

Description: Old engraving of the burning and plundering of Paita in Peru in 1742 by Captain George Anson.
Sixty of Anson’s men went ashore at night in the ships' boats and took the town with hardly a shot being fired by the Spaniards.
Anson ordered that the prisoners be sent ashore and that the city be burned, with the exception of two churches.
A Spanish ship in the harbor was towed away and the rest was sunk.

Origin: George Anson's voyage around the world.

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Size: 15 x 9 inches. 39 x 22 cm.
Image app.: 14 x 5.75 inches. 36 x 14.5 cm.
Condition: Nice copperplate engraving in very good condition, left margin redone.

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