See-Battaglia ... Capo Passaro ... 1718 - Antique map

Author: Bodenehr, Gabriel

Publisher: Bodenehr, Gabriel

Published: Augsburg

Publishing year: 1720

Sicily. Capo Passero. Battle of Cape Passaro. "See=Battaglia Zwischen der Englischen unter Kaiserl. Flagge und der Anjouinischen Flotte gehalten beij Capo Passaro d. 11. Augusti, 1718". Orig. copperplate engraving, G. Bodenehr, Augsburg, ca. 1720. With decorative title and explanatory notes on the sides. 16:24,5 cm.

A depiction of the Battle of Cape Passaro, also known as Battle of Avola or Battle of Syracuse, a major naval battle fought on 11 August 1718 between a fleet of the British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir George Byng and a fleet of the Spanish Navy under Rear-Admiral Antonio de Gaztañeta. It was fought off Cape Passaro, in the southern tip of the island of Sicily of which Spain had occupied. Spain and Britain were at peace, but Britain was already committed to supporting the ambitions of the Emperor Charles VI in southern Italy.

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