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TITLE:  [Prise de Pensacola] CALL NUMBER:  Illus. in E209 .P65 [Rare Book RR] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-39589 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication in the U.S. Use elsewhere may be restricted by other countries' laws. For general information see "Copyright and Other Restrictions ...," (http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/195_copr.html) SUMMARY:  Wash drawing (reverse of printed versions) shows an explosion at a British magazine during the siege of Pensacola, killing or wounding many British soldiers. In the foreground, Spanish troops, possibly under the command of Bernardo de Gálvez, take advantage of the opportunity to attack and force the surrender of the British garrison. MEDIUM:  1 drawing : wash. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [1784?] CREATOR: Ponce, Nicolas, 1746-1831, artist. NOTES: Title from published copy. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents événemens de la Guerre qui a procuré l'indépendance aux Etats Unis de l'Amérique ... / Nicolas Ponce. Paris : Ponce et Godefroy, [1784?], copy 3. de Vinck, 1182 Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 319. SUBJECTS: Soldiers--Spanish--Florida--Pensacola--1780-1790. Campaigns & battles--Florida--Pensacola--1780-1790. Pensacola (Fla.)--History--Siege, 1781. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. FORMAT: Conjectural works 1780-1790.Book illustrations 1780-1790.Drawings 1780-1790. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from b&w film copy neg.) cph 3a39936 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3a39936 CONTROL #:  2004670178