Captn. W. Rogers, late of the Windsor Castle packet.
London: J. Asperne, 1808. Aquatint engraved portrait of the English captain William Rogers, renowned for his capture of the much larger 'Jeune Richard', a French privateer, in a naval engagement in the Caribbean during the Napoleonic Wars. Rogers crew had three dead and ten wounded, while the Jeune Richard suffered twenty-one dead, and thirty-three wounded. Windsor Castle's underdog victory over the French created a sensation in the British press.
Head and shoulders portrait printed on thick gauge paper, of Captain William Rogers, after the painting by Samuel Drummond. "Publish'd by J. Asperne, April 1, 1808" . Impression marks 4 x 5 1/2", paper size 5 x 8 1/4" Very good condition. Item #20657
Price: $45.00