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A fine copper plate engraving marking the sacking of Paita, Peru, by Admiral George Anson on 15 November 1741. The Spanish possessed west coast of South America was poorly defended and an easy target for attack. Wallis ‘George Anson’s Voyage, 1740-44’, IMCoS Journal 50 pp. 7-12
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Incendie de la Ville de Paita, sur la Cote de Santa Fe dans la Mer du Sud
Amsterdam, c.1750
200 x 360 mm., with folds as issued, in good condition.
Stock number: 7427
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