File:The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739 RMG BHC0353.jpg

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English: The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739

'The Capture of the Spanish galleon St Joseph, 23 September 1739'

Spanish Caracca St Joseph captured during the War of Jenkins' Ear on 23 September 1739 by HMS Canterbury (on the right) and HMS Chester. Probably the most valuable single prize of the war.[1]
Date Mid 18th century
Source https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/11845.html
Author
Peter Monamy  (–1749)  wikidata:Q2012122
 
Peter Monamy
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 12 January 1681 / 1689 Edit this at Wikidata before 7 February 1749
date QS:P,+1749-02-07T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1749-02-07T00:00:00Z/11
Location of birth/death London London
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London Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q2012122
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  1. ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y5WCAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1732&lpg British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714-1792: Design, Construction, Careers ... By Rif Winfield, published 2007

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