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NH 79544 HMS QUEBEC vs. la SURVEILLANTE, 6 October 1779.

HMS QUEBEC vs. la SURVEILLANTE, 6 October 1779.
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Title: HMS QUEBEC vs. la SURVEILLANTE, 6 October 1779.
Caption: Engraving by Fittler and Lerpiniere after Richard Paton, published in London, 1780. Depicting the explosion of the QUEBEC, with the SURVEILLANTE lying dismasted at left. The cutter HMS RAMBLER is at right.
Description: Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation, Eberstadt Collection, 1974.
Catalog #: NH 79544
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
Original Creator: Engraving by Fittler and Lerpiniere after Richard Paton, published in London, 1780.
After this Year: 1780
Before this Year: 1789
Original Medium: BW Photo, Engraving
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