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Representation of the Attack made by the French Fleet upon Brighthelmston. A.D. 1545.

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Digital Media Bank ID:	28232
Original Filename:	fatmp000143_d01_ab.jpg
Description:	1832 engraving showing the French attack on Brighton in 1514. Based on an original 1545 drawing held by the British Library.
Categories:	Timeline/ 1830s, Collections/ Fine Art, Timeline/ Tudor (1485-1603), Maps of Brighton & Hove

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Credit:	Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
Licence:	CC BY-SA

Object or Artwork info

Type (of Object or Artwork):	Print
Title (of Artwork / Object):	Representation of the Attack made by the French Fleet upon Brighthelmston. A.D. 1545.
Creator (of Artwork / Object):	J. Basire
Date Created (of Object / Artwork):	1832
Description (Object or Artwork):	From a drawing made by J.T. Smith, Reproduced from a coloured map at the British Library. Published by the Antiquities of London. It is now thought the drawing represents the the raid made by the French in 1514 when the whole town was burned.
Subject tags:	Brighthelmstone , Brighton , war , map

Size:	5.88 MB; 6169 x 4134 pixels; 522 x 350 mm (print at 300 DPI); 1632 x 1094 mm (screen at 96 DPI);
Orientation:	Landscape

Administrative info

Linked Accession no.:	FATMP000143 _AB