File:Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789 RCIN 734109.jpg
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Summary
| English: Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789
Svenska: Affairen vid Korkiansary den 15 Augustÿ 1789 (   ) |
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| Author |
G. Wallberg (active 1789) (draughtsman and engraver) |
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| Title |
English: Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789
Svenska: Affairen vid Korkiansary den 15 Augustÿ 1789 |
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| Description |
English: A view of a naval skirmish between twenty-three Swedish vessels under the command of Major Hjelmstjerna and the Russian ships under the command of Count Litte. Russo-Swedish War (1788-90). The skirmish took place in the Gulf of Finland near Friedrichshamn, or Fredrikshamn, (present-day Hamina, Finland 60°34'11"N 27°11'52"E), then in Sweden.
Note: Three keys included: A-H to the Swedish ships; a-f to the Russian ships, and 1-7 to the geographical features. G. Wallberg (active 1789) (draughtsman and engraver) [bottom left, below edge of view:] Ritat och Graverat af G. Wallberg George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement A View of the Naval Engagement between the Russian and Swedish Fleets off the Island of Korkiansary near Friedrichshamn in the Gulf of Finland, on the 15.th of August 1789: by G. Wallberg; |
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| Depicted place | Korkeussaaret or Korkiasaari, Southern Finland Islands (60°28'59"N 27°04'59"E) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | circa 1789 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | etching print | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 22.2 x 31.5 cm (image) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
RCIN 734109 |
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| Source/Photographer | https://militarymaps.rct.uk/other-18th-19th-century-conflicts/naval-engagement-near-korkiansary-1789-affairen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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