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The Boscawen and Sheerness Privateers Engaging a Fleet of French Ships from Martinico five of which were taken, one sunk, & two escaped
A print depicting the engagement between the British privateers 'Boscawen' and the 'Sheerness' and a fleet of French ships from Martinico (or Martinique). The descriptive text below the image notes that five of the French were captured, one sank, and two escaped. The ship in the center tilted out of central axis is the 'Boscawen' surrounded by clouds of smoke. A French vessel to the right of the 'Boscawen' is partially sunken.
