Lot 445
The Count de Grasse & Lord Hood. Engraving of François Joseph Paul, comte de Grasse and admiral of a French fleet charged with cooperating with the American forces during the Revolution, from a 1782 edition of the London publication "Gentlemen's Magazine." Image measures 6"x3¾" on an 8½x5" page. With a stipple engraving of Samuel Hood, Vixcount, second in command of the British fleet in North America during the Revolution, published by W. Bent, May 31, 1784. 6 1/8 x 3 7/8" image on a 9x5½" page. De Grasse defeated Hood in 1781, then was defeated by Hood in 1782.
Estimated Value $200 - 300.
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