The British capture of Gibraltar in 1704

DECKER, Paul.

Gibraltar ist ein auf des Berg Calpe...
Augsburg, Jeremias Wolff, c.1720. Etching, 430 x 400mm.

Bottom left margin repaired

The capture of Gibraltar by the British and Dutch under Admiral Rooke in 1704, part of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), in which England also gained Minorca. The central scene is surrounded by a rococo border with trophies and allegorical figures. with an inset map of the Rock and a German-text description.
This plate was etched by Johann August Corvinus after a painting by Paul Decker, and was published by Wolff in 'Repraesentatio belli, ob successionem in Regno Hispanico...', a history of the War of the Spanish Succession.


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