English Packet Taken by an American Privateer 1777 - Original Engraving

Original line engraving after a drawing by Hendrik Kobell, engraved by Simon Fokke and published in Amsterdam by A. Fokke Simonsz. It shows the capture of an English packet boat by a North American privateer on 2 May 1777, an episode of the American War of Independence, with the Dutch title at the foot.

Medium: Copper engraving (burin).
Artist / after: Hendrik Kobell.
Engraver / lithographer: Simon Fokke.
Date: 1777 (date of the event, per the lettering).
Source: Book engraving, published by A. Fokke Simonsz., Amsterdam.
Dimensions: Image 3.9 x 3.5 in (10 x 9 cm).
Condition: Good. The sheet has a central vertical fold running through the image and light foxing in the left margin.