1592999943000 1331118542000 Temporary Record object-186299 1747159856735 1696250458000 1747159409017 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-186299 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186299 c3ce6c31-b9ed-3f9d-87d4-e3ffa1f26b67 5 reference term-98032 adlib-term-98032 82c0807b-e8e4-3d5c-ac68-1a6390880fea print Height mm 91 Width mm 60 Sheet Paintings, Drawings and Prints The card records The Action of August 1702, a naval battle that took place from 19–25 August 1702 between an English squadron under Vice-Admiral John Benbow and a French under Admiral Jean du Casse, off Cape Santa Marta on the coast of present-day Colombia, South America, during the War of the Spanish Succession. During the battle, Benbow vigorously attacked the French squadron, but the refusal of most of his captains to support the action allowed du Casse to escape. Benbow lost a leg during the engagement and died of illness about two months later. Two of the captains were convicted of cowardice and shot. This episode is recorded on Six of Diamonds. From a complete pack of 52 playing-cards commemorating the victories of the Duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Spades satirise the French and Spanish enemy, the other three suits represent scenes from the campaigns, mostly in the Netherlands, also in Spain and Belgium; the aces, court and some numeral cards are portraits or satirical or allegorical scenes. A museum catalogue card is included with the pack and pasted with a printed cutting from a sale catalogue, which has been crossed out in graphite: 'CARDS, A Pack of 52 Curious old Engraved Cards / representing Humourous and Comical Scenes, Military / Portraits of Blucher, Wellington, etc. National Emblematic Figures etc. engraved by L. OSIANDER, scarce'. A graphite inscription written on the card below: 'Pack of 52 line-engraved cards, of historical scenes & personages relating to the War of the Spanish Succession.'. The verso is blank. The pack of cards and catalogue card are contained inside a folded manilla envelope inscribed in ink in a calligraphic hand: 'Marlborough's Victories / A pack of 52 cards / Reproduced in _Playing Cards [of various ages and countries] / selected from the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber_, Vol. 1, plates / 35-38 / See also _BM Satires_, vol. II / nos. 1342-4, 1429, 1435, 1452, 1461, 1491, 1492, 1543, 1544, 1557, / 1560-5, 1576, 1585'. P.13064-R(44) 1 accession number P.13064-R(44) 186299 priref 186299 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186299 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/186299 plate lower centre printed Aug, 19th 1702 Adm:ll Bembow engages wth ye French / Squadron under Du Casse but is deserted by Kirby, / & Wade in which Action he Received a Wound of wch / he Dyed December 4: 1702 inscription reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum reference agent-151972 adlib-agent-151972 a004cfc5-52e8-3956-a6a6-7c2db8044ad8 Perceval, Spencer George 1923 1923 1923 bequeathed 1715 CE 1715 Another set: BM 1841,0508.4-55 is dated 1710-1725. circa 1715 printmaker reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown reference term-106400 adlib-term-106400 3e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d8 18th Century reference term-39414 adlib-term-39414 75a50d88-be7c-3006-9062-39aeed1c91b7 pasteboard reference term-94829 adlib-term-94829 7f4ebbd8-99be-3d4c-91b4-0632f2758469 playing card 1 reference object-186256 adlib-object-186256 c86a7bc8-42e8-322b-9fcc-c23ed5a148c4

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