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William Elliott: Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaware   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Elliott  (–1810)  wikidata:Q8008546
 
Alternative names
Lieut. William Elliot; Elliot; Lieut. Elliot; Elliott; Lieutenant Elliot
Description British painter and naval officer
Date of birth/death 18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
 Edit this at Wikidata		 1810 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1774 Edit this at Wikidata–1810 Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q8008546
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New York Public Library
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Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaware
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English: Caption: Drawn on the spot & engraved by Lieut. W. Elliott.

Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaware, the enemy fleet consisting of frigates, fire ships, galleys &c., attacking His Majesty's ships Augusta, Roebuck, Pearl, Liverpool and Merlin 15th Nov 1777. In which the Augustus took fire by accident, and the Merlin was burnt to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy. Published as the act directs by W. Elliott, 171 Park Street, 17th of Feb 1787.
Ships noted L-R: HMS Pearl (1762); HMS Roebuck (1774); HMS Augusta (1763); HMS Merlin (1757); HMS Liverpool (1758).
William Elliot (1773?-1837)

Digital ID: 54218. Representation of the action off Mud Fort in the River Delaware ..... Elliot, William -- Etcher. 1787; Date depicted: 1777
Notes: Print contains 5 references to ships in lower margin. Print depicts November 15, 1777. Print issued February 17, 1787.
Source: I.N. Phelps Stokes Collection of American Historical Prints. / Individual prints, drawings, paintings and maps in the Stokes Collection. (http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/explore/?col_id=190)
Repository: The New York Public Library. Print Collection, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs.
See more information about http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?54218 and others at http://digitalgallery.nypl.org.
Persistent URL: http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/id?54218

Rights Info: No known copyright restrictions; may be subject to third party rights (for more information, http://www.nypl.org/legal/flickr.cfm)
Depicted place Fort Mifflin, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date 7 October 2009, 10:16:55
Place of creation London
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