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Description: | Counter commemorating Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) and the capture of Louisbourg, 1758. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Boscawen (right), with hair long and tied behind, in armour, mantle and ribbon across breast. Legend: 'ADML. BOSCAWEN . TOOK . CAPE . BRETON'. Reverse: View of the harbour of Louisbourg with ships; a mortar firing a shell against castle on the right, one large ship in centre, a smaller one (right), three quite small (left). Legend: 'LOUISBOURG.' Exergue: 'IUL 26 1758'.
caption: Counter commemorating Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) and the capture of Louisbourg, 1758; obverse
caption: Counter commemorating Admiral Edward Boscawen (1711-1761) and the capture of Louisbourg, 1758; reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Boscawen Edward | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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