Prise de Tabago dessiné par William ; gravé par N. Ponce, Graveur de Mgr. Comte d'Artois

Print shows French troops, some suffering from heat exhaustion, during the invasion of British held Tobago in May 1781; the French took advantage of the British pre-occupation with the American Revolution to attack several British held islands in the West Indies.

Printed on bottom center: A.P.D.R.

Publication statement taken from another impression.

Paper has a watermark at top center.

Illus. from: Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenemens de la guerre qui a procure l'Indépendance aux Etats unis de l'Amérique / Nicolas Ponce. Paris : Ponce et Godefroy, [1784?], [no. 9].

Forms part of: Popular graphic art print filing series (Library of Congress).

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