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Author
William Henry Toms  (1700–1765)  wikidata:Q8012191
 
Alternative names
William Toms; William Henri Toms
Description British printmaker, publisher and printseller
Date of birth/death circa  Edit this at Wikidata 12 September 1765 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata Westminster Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1723 Edit this at Wikidata–1758 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London (1736); London (1744) Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q8012191
James Main (active 1745) (draughtsman)
Title
The Situation of the ENGLISH, FRENCH and SPANISH FLEETS, when they begun the Engagement in the MEDITERRANEAN, on the Eleventh of Feb.y 174¾. Cape Sicie bearing then N.N.E. from the Center of the Fleet about Ten Leagues. The English Commanded by Admiral Mathews, Vice Adm.l Lestock and Rear Adm.l Rowley. The French by Mons.r DeCourt and Gabaret, and the Spanish by Don Juan Joseppo Navarro. This Plate is Humbly Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of ye Admiralty / by their Lordships most Obedient / and most Dutiful Servant, / James Main.
Description
English: English engraving depicting the battle at Toulon in 1744 with a summary of the action and a description of the most damaged vessels.

William Henry Toms (active 1723-61) (engraver and publisher) [bottom left:] W.H. Toms Sculp.; [bottom, right of centre, below text:] Publish’d Feb: 29 1744-5 According to Act of Parliament, and sold by W.H. Toms Engraver in Union Court near Hatton Garden Holborn, & by the Printsellers of London & Westminster, Price Plain 2.s & 4.s Colour’d

James Main (active 1745) (draughtsman) [bottom left:] James Main Delin

Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty (dedicatee)

Main listed ships: A. HMS Marlborough. B. Prince (Princess). C. Ann Galley fire ship. E. Real Felipe. F. Constante. G. Poder.

George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement The Situation of the English, French and Spanish Fleets when they begun the Engagement in the Mediterranean on the 11.th of February 174¾ by James Main; 1745.
Français : Gravure anglaise présentant la bataille devant Toulon en 1744 avec un résumé de l'action et l'état des vaisseaux les plus abimés.
Español: Inglés grabado que representa la batalla de Tolón en 1744 con un resumen de la acción y una descripción de los barcos más dañados.
Depicted place Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (42°46'39"N 05°41'27"E)
Date 1745
date QS:P571,+1745-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium Etching and engraving (coloured)
Dimensions Scale: 1:164,200 approx. Scale bar: 5 miles [49 mm =]. 47.4 x 71.8 cm (image); 47.9 x 72.8 cm (platemark); 49.4 x 73.8 cm (sheet); 35.2 x 71.8 cm (image of map); 31.4 x 71.3 cm (neatline of map)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 729009
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/war-of-the-austrian-succession-1740-8/toulon-1744-this-plate-is-humbly-inscribd-to
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