yorkshire coast

Made:: 1930 in Harrow

printer:: David Allen and Sons Limited

publisher:: London & North Eastern Railway

artist:: Frank Henry Mason

Poster, London & North Eastern Railway, Yorkshire Coast, Paul Jones' Fight off Scarborough, 23rd September 1779, by Frank H. Mason, about 1930. Coloured lithograph from a historical painting depicting a scene during the American War of Independence, when the Continental Navy's Bonhomme Richard, commanded by Captain John Paul Jones, fought the Royal Navy's HMS Serapis and the HMS Countess of Scarborough, which were escorting a convoy off Flamborough Head. The poster shows the ships engaged in close combat. Printed by The David Allen Printing Co. Ltd., London. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

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Category:: Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills

Object Number:: 1986-9205

type:: poster

taxonomy:

commercial records and equipment

credit:: British Rail, Records Office

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