File:Strait of Malacca and Pulau Aur, 1804 RCIN 735107.jpg

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William Daniell  (1769–1837)  wikidata:Q708629 s:en:Author:William Daniell
 
William Daniell
Alternative names
R. A. William Daniell; William Daniell the Elder; R. A. W. Daniell
Description British painter, illustrator and watercolorist
Date of birth/death 1769 Edit this at Wikidata 16 August 1837 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kingston upon Thames Camden Town
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creator QS:P170,Q708629
Title
THE FLEET OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, HOMEWARD BOUND FROM CHINA, UNDER THE COMMAND OF NATHANIEL DANCE, ENGAGING AND REPULSING A FRENCH SQUADRON, CONSISTING OF THE MARENGO OF 84 GUNS ADM.L LINOIS, LA BELLE POULE 44, LA SEMILLANTE 36, LA PENSOE 20, AND A DUTCH BRIG OF 18 GUNS OFF PULO AURO, NEAR THE STRAITS OF MALACCA, ON THE XV.TH FEBRUARY 1804.
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English: A view of the attack on 15 February 1804 by Rear-Admiral Charles-Alexandre Léon Durand, comte de Linois (1761-1848) on the East India Company fleet, homeward bound from China, commanded by Commodore Nathaniel Dance (1748-1827), resulting in the French squadron retiring from the action. Napoleonic Wars (1803-15).

along the bottom of the view, outside the border, the names of the French and British ships below their depiction on the view. Bottom, below the view, a list of the British ships and their captains:] ALFRED Capt.n Farquharson. COUTTS Capt.n Torin. WEXFORD Capt.n Clarke. EXETER Capt.n Meriton. EARL of ABERGAVENNY Capt.n Wordsworth. HENRY ADDINGTON Capt.n Kirkpatrick. BOMBAY CASTLE Capt.n Hamilton. CUMBERLAND Capt.n Farrer. HOPE Capt.n Pendergrass. DORSETSHIRE Capt.n Brown. WARREN HASTINGS Capt.n Larkins & OCEAN Capt.n Lockner. [Bottom right, below view, a list of ships:] COUNTRY SHIPS.

William Daniell (1769-1837) (artist, engraver and publisher) [bottom centre, below text:] Drawn Engraved & Published by William Daniell, N.o 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London Sept.r 20, 1804.

George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement The Fleet of the East India Company homeward bound from China under the command of Sir Nathaniel Dance, engaging and repulsing a French Squadron off Pulo Auro near the Straits of Malacca on the 15.th of Feb.y 1804 : by W,m Daniell, 1804. [Marked as missing by Christian Bailey in December 1987.]

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Strait of Malacca (02°00'16"N 102°20'55"E)

Pulau Aur Island, Johore, Malaysia (22°70'00"N 104°31'00"E)
Date 20 September 1804
date QS:P571,+1804-09-20T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Aquatint with etching and engraving
Dimensions 44.7 x 77.5 cm (image)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 735107
Source/Photographer https://militarymaps.rct.uk/napoleonic-wars-1803-15/strait-of-malacca-and-pulau-aur-1804-the-fleet-of-the-east
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