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PLAN OF THE PENINSULA AND HARBOUR OF CHAGUARAMAS, IN THE ISLE OF TRINIDAD, with the position of THE BRITISH and SPANISH SQUADRONS 16 Feb.y 1797.   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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William Faden  (1749–1836)  wikidata:Q8008902
 
Alternative names
Faden & Jefferys
Description British cartographer and publisher
Date of birth/death circa 1750
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 21 March 1836 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata Shepperton Edit this at Wikidata
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From 1771: "Geographer to the King and to the Prince of Wales"
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creator QS:P170,Q8008902
Title
PLAN OF THE PENINSULA AND HARBOUR OF CHAGUARAMAS, IN THE ISLE OF TRINIDAD, with the position of THE BRITISH and SPANISH SQUADRONS 16 Feb.y 1797.
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English: A map of the Peninsula of Chaguaramas in Trinidad and Tobago, showing the positions of the British and Spanish ships on 16 February 1797. Anglo-Spanish War (1796-1808). Oriented with north to top (compass rose).

Admiral Hervey, escorting 40 transport ships, took control of Trinidad from the Spanish on 18 February. This map shows the positions of the Spanish and British fleets and the transports, as well as the sites of intended batteries and the proposed site of the new town of Chaguaramas.
LONDON Published by W. Faden Geographer to THE KING and to H·R·H· the PRINCE OF WALES March 18.th 1798.

George III catalogue entry: Chaguaramas Plan of the Peninsula and Harbour of Chaguaramas in the Isle of Trinidad, with the position of the British and Spanish Squadrons on the 16.th of Feb.y 1797: published by W. Faden, 1798.
Depicted place Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago (10°41'21"N 61°38'22"W)
Date 18 March 1798
date QS:P571,+1798-03-18T00:00:00Z/11
Medium etching and engraving
Dimensions Scale: 1:25,500 approx. Scale bar: Scale of one Nautic Mile or 2005 Varas of Castile [67 mm =]. 24.4 x 41.9 cm (neatline); 25.3 x 42.5 cm (image); 25.5 x 43.9 cm (platemark); 28.7 x 45.9 cm (sheet)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
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RCIN 735052
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/french-revolutionary-wars-1792-1802/chaguaramas-1797
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