Original black and white engraving with two inserts. It represents the island of TINIAN located in the Northern Mariana Islands, North Pacific. Title: 'Le cote du sud-ouest de l'Ile de Tinian.' 'Vue de la rade de Tinian, ou le Centurion fit de l'eau.' It belongs to the work of Anson- Voyage Autour Du Monde, Fait Dans Les Années 1740-41-42-43-44. Par George Anson, Commandant En Chef D'une Escadre Envoyée Par Sa Magesté Britannique Dans La Mer Du Sud. Tiré Des Journaux & Autres Papiers De Ce Seigneur, & Publiée Par Richard Walter, 1750. Measurements: 38 x 22 cm. In 1740, during the War of Jenkins' Ear that pitted Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748, Commodore George Anson received King George II's command of a squadron with the mission of harassing the Spanish colonies in the Pacific Ocean, and if possible to capture the Manila galleon. Anson crossed the Pacific via Cape Horn, sailed around the coasts of South America and then across the Pacific to Macau. He captured the Manila Galleon, off the coast of the Philippines, and reached Britain (in 1744) via the Cape of Good Hope. His maritime achievement is overshadowed by the loss of his crew suffered (only 188 men returned to the approximately 2,000 who took to sea), but it heralds the maritime supremacy of the United Kingdom, including Anson will be an active promoter. ref.: JENKINS' EAR WAR.file:///C:/Users/Usuario/Downloads/02_guerra_oreja_jenkins.pdf
Original black and white engraving with two inserts. It represents the island of TINIAN located in the Northern Mariana Islands, North Pacific. Title: 'Le cote du sud-ouest de l'Ile de Tinian.' 'Vue de la rade de Tinian, ou le Centurion fit de l'eau.' It belongs to the work of Anson- Voyage Autour Du Monde, Fait Dans Les Années 1740-41-42-43-44. Par George Anson, Commandant En Chef D'une Escadre Envoyée Par Sa Magesté Britannique Dans La Mer Du Sud. Tiré Des Journaux & Autres Papiers De Ce Seigneur, & Publiée Par Richard Walter, 1750. Measurements: 38 x 22 cm. In 1740, during the War of Jenkins' Ear that pitted Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748, Commodore George Anson received King George II's command of a squadron with the mission of harassing the Spanish colonies in the Pacific O