Besika Bay - British and French fleets
330 PLN
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH FLEETS IN BESIKA BAY, AUGUST 1853.
Below the print : ship names , sometimes with their captains
Original wood-engraving, recently handcoloured, presents the joined British - French fleets at Besika Bay near Turkey , preparing for a conflict ( the Crimean War that started little later)
Illustration comes from a weekly magazine titled The Illustrated London News published in from September 1853.
Size within the passe-partout: 12,7 x 51 cm
Condition : paper discoloured (sometimes yellowish )