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Battle of the Nile, near midnight

Description: Image of a line of anchored ships partly obscured by gun-smoke as the British Royal Navy attacks the French fleet during the Battle of the Nile in 1798; large explosion at right; men clinging to wreckage at bottom left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1799 February
Call number: priTEC 0079
Creator: Congdon, Theodore G(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2006.; Gift of Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon, 2008.

Battle of the Nile, at 10 o'clock at night

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Image of a stern view of the H.M.S. Bellerophon partly dismasted, seen against flames from another vessel, in a line of anchored ships flying the white ensign and partly obscured by gun-smoke as the British Royal Navy attacks the French fleet during the Battle of the Nile in 1798; men in row boats at bottom right.

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Battle of the Nile, the attack at sunset

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Image of a stern view of the H.M.S. Vanguard as the British Royal Navy bears down on the French fleet at anchor at the start of the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

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Battle of the Nile, on the ensuing morning

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Image of a starboard view of a British ship under sail at center, the stern of French ship Le Serieuse just visible as she goes down by the bow at left in the aftermath of the Battle of the Nile in 1798 between the British Royal Navy and the French fleet; another French vessel on fire at right.

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Order of battle and sailing

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Image of a British naval form, filled in, with the orders sent to Rear-Admiral Benjamin Hallowell including notations regarding the order of the British Fleet at Alicante, Spain, under Vice Admiral Edward Pellew; orders are signed by Pellew; chart indicating single and double pendant flags by vessel on verso.

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Order from Sir Evan Nepean, Admiralty Office, to Sir Richard Bickerton to "detain in the Mediterranean all the line of Battle Ships ..." [6 pages]

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The Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Maritime Collection contains 190 items that pertain to commercial, naval, and recreational maritime-related activities primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. Materials date from approximately 1700 to 1990, with the bulk dating from 1800-1935. The collection consists of prints (engravings, etchings, aquatints, and lithographs), photographs, manuscript materials, publications, portfolios and bound volumes, and a single painting. The items deal primarily with whaling, yachting, and naval battles, and the vessels and people involved in these activities. The collection contains materials as diverse as early 18th-century engravings of whaling expeditions, letters from sailors working on whaling vessels during the 19th century, photographs of yachts competing for the America's Cup in the early 20th century, 19th-century lithographs of naval ships engaged in battle, and letters of marque and safe conduct signed by presidents of the United States, from George Washington to James Buchanan. Includes some letters and bills of sale of William Hathaway Jr. of New Bedford, Massachusetts. These items offer a wealth of information regarding the vessels that operated throughout three centuries, as well as the fishermen, sailors, and sportsmen who manned them.

By the president of the United States of America. Suffer the ship Maria of New York, James Davis

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Image of a lighthouse on a rocky promontory with ships sailing nearby and image of a ship at sea at the top of a letter of safe conduct certificate for the ship Maria granting the ability to pass without "hindrance, seizure, or molestation;" embossed United States seal at bottom left; signed by President James Madison and Secretary of State Robert Smith.

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Battle of the Nile, near midnight

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