Sold for:
$738
$738
A View of His Majesty's Brigg Observer, Commanded by Lieut. John Crymes, Engaging the American Privateer Ship Jack, John Ropes Commander, (by Night) on the 29th of May 1782, off the Harbour of Hallifax, Nova Scotia. London: Robert Dodd, 1784. Hand-colored engraving, old stain in lower left corner, minor staining, matted, 19 x 14 in. This image depicts a dramatic naval battle from the American Revolution known as the Battle off Halifax, when the privateer, Jack , out of Salem, Massachusetts, engaged the British commandeered Observer , unsuccessfully. Provenance: The Estate of David Spinney.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-30
