HMS Suprise Cutting Hermione | Charles Dixon | 20th Century Size:A3 Landscape This 1861 fine art print

This 1861 fine art print by William Bradford depicts a dramatic storm scene in the waters off of Nantucket

the master decided to enter the torturous D'Entrecasteaux Channel between Bruny Island and the Tasmanian mainland

They fought south west of the Gulf of Cádiz on 18 August and to the east of the small Portuguese port of Lagos

This helped to create an accurate picture of the longitudinal scale of the coastline

HMS Suprise Cutting Hermione | Charles Dixon | 20th Century Size:A3 Landscape This 1861 fine art printThe cutting out of the Hermione by HMS Surprise on the night of October 24, 1799, remains one of the most daring naval operations of the Age of Sail. The Hermione, a former British frigate captured in a brutal mutiny in 1797 and delivered to the Spanish at La Guaira, was anchored under heavy guard in the fortified harbor of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Captain Edward Hamilton of HMS Surprise led a stealthy nighttime boarding assault with around 100 men