File:Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789 RCIN 734109.jpg

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English: Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789

Svenska: Affairen vid Korkiansary den 15 Augustÿ 1789

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G. Wallberg (active 1789) (draughtsman and engraver)
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English: Naval engagement near Korkiansary, 1789
Svenska: Affairen vid Korkiansary den 15 Augustÿ 1789
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English: A view of a naval skirmish between twenty-three Swedish vessels under the command of Major Hjelmstjerna and the Russian ships under the command of Count Litte. Russo-Swedish War (1788-90). The skirmish took place in the Gulf of Finland near Friedrichshamn, or Fredrikshamn, (present-day Hamina, Finland 60°34'11"N 27°11'52"E), then in Sweden.

Note: Three keys included: A-H to the Swedish ships; a-f to the Russian ships, and 1-7 to the geographical features.

G. Wallberg (active 1789) (draughtsman and engraver) [bottom left, below edge of view:] Ritat och Graverat af G. Wallberg

George III catalogue entry: Naval Engagement A View of the Naval Engagement between the Russian and Swedish Fleets off the Island of Korkiansary near Friedrichshamn in the Gulf of Finland, on the 15.th of August 1789: by G. Wallberg;
Depicted place Korkeussaaret or Korkiasaari, Southern Finland Islands (60°28'59"N 27°04'59"E)
Date circa 1789
date QS:P571,+1789-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium etching print
Dimensions 22.2 x 31.5 cm (image)
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
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RCIN 734109
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