Price: £850
Subject: History
Published Date: 1745
Stock Number: 56831
(Naval History.) A Just, Genuine, and Impartial History Of the Memorable Sea-Fight
in the Mediterranean: Between the Combined Fleets of France and Spain, And the Royal Fleet of England,
Under the Command of the two Admirals Mathews and Lestock: Together with The Proceedings that have been had, since their Return Home, in Relation to the solemn and publick Enquiry that has been made into their Conduct on that Occasion. Faithfully collected, as well from printed Pieces, as original Papers and Letters, and methodically digested into one regular Narrative. By an Impartial Hand.
Description: FIRST EDITION, with a folding engraved plate as frontispiece, and a folding engraved plate with 2 maps, uniformly slightly browned, minor soiling, frontispiece foxed and with a short tear (no loss), old fly-leaf at front, defective in the lower outer corner, bearing the ownership inscription of Philip Moore, dated Sept, 2nd, 1745, pp. vii, 8-256, 8vo, modern leatherette, soundPublication Details: Printed for the Author, and sold by R. Walker, 1745
Notes: Not in the NMM Catalogue, although ESTC records NMM as a location. The catalogue does list a group of works 'concerned with the indecisive and unsatisfactory action fought between the English and Franco-Spanish fleets off Toulon on 11 February, 1744. Also concerned with the court-martial and bitter controversy which subsequently arose between the British commander-in-chief, Admiral Thomas Mathews, his deputy, Vice-Admiral Richard Lestock and their subordinates. The dispute gave rise to a remarkable series of pamphlets.' ODNB (entry for Lestock) characterises the action more brutally as 'a monu...more
Bibliography: (ESTC T64264)
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