2-637-157 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'The Escape of the Belvedera, c1813, (1924). The British frigate HMS 'Belvidera' encountered three American heavy frigates, USS 'President', USS 'Constitution' and USS 'United States', early in the War of 1812. The British were unaware that war had been declared and escaped after an exchange of fire begun by the American ships. From Old Naval Prints, by Charles N. Robinson & Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1924]