An Account of the expedition to Carthagena, with Explanatory Notes and Observations.

£250 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

An account of Admiral Vernon’s disastrous attack on Carthagena, “… written in a very bitter tone against the army”. This battle occurred during the 1739-1748 War of Jenkin’s Ear between the British and the Spanish, with most of the action occurring in the Caribbean. Cartagena des Indias is on the coast of present-day Colombia. A publisher’s note verso of the half-title directs readers to the plan of the city and harbour of Carthagena published in the London Magazine for April 1740, “… which will serve to give a clearer Idea of its Contents.” Sabin, 11128; ESTC, T18830.

• Binding: Hardcover

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