The artists are unidentified. The collections of the National Maritime Museum include a related set of engravings by Robert Laurie, after Thomas Buttersworth (produced in 1795).
Contents:
1. A quarter view of the Hebe Frigate, with a larboard tack on board -- 2. The Cumberland -- 3. The Mercury of 28 guns on a starboard tack -- 4. The Southampton Frigate on a cruise -- 5. An outward bound East Indiaman laying too on a contrary wind, taking a pilot on board -- 6. The Greyhound excise cutter.
Subject Terms:
Ships -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Ships -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Transportation -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1796.
Contributors:
Buttersworth, Thomas, 1768-1842, ill. | Laurie, Robert, 1755-1836, engraver | Robert Laurie and James Whittle, publisher.