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1930-481, Print
St. Lucia in the West Indies taken Possession of by Admiral Barrington
1930-481, Print

St. Lucia in the West Indies taken Possession of by Admiral Barrington

Date1783
After work by William Hamilton
Engraver T. Thornton
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsOH: 13 7/8" x OW: 9"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-481
DescriptionUpper margin reads: "Engraved for BARNARD's New Complete & Authentic HISTORY of ENGLAND;/ A WORK Universally Acknowledged to be the Best Performance of the Kind, on account of/ It's Impartiality, Accuracy, New Im- probvments, Superior Elegance, &c."
Lower margin reads: "Hamilton delin./ Thornton sculp./ S.t LUCIA in the WEST INDIES taken Possesion of by ADMIRAL BARRINGTON/ Monsieur de Micoud and the Inhabitants having Capitulated the 30.th of December, 1778,/ being the day after COUNT D'ESTAIGN left the Island much disconcerted."
Label TextThis illustration was published in Edward Barnard's, "'New Complete & Authentic History of England' (1781-83). This scene depicts the surrender of the important French fortress on the island of St. Lucia to Admiral Samuel Barrington on December 30th, 1778. St. Lucia became a strategic base for the British forces in the West Indies during the American Revolution.