File:Memorial of the Dardanelles, at Cassiobury, Herts - ILN 1853.jpg
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edit| Memorial of the Dardanelles, at Cassiobury, Herts | |
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Unknown artist, ILN Staff |
| Author |
The Illustrated London News |
| Title |
Memorial of the Dardanelles, at Cassiobury, Herts |
| Description |
English: Memorial of the Dardanelles, at Cassiobury, Herts. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 30 July 1853. MEMORIAL OF THE DARDANELLES. In the delightful gardens at Cassiobury, the seat of the Earl of Essex, near Watford, are preserved two granite balls, which were fired from the Castle of Abydos, at the entrance of the Dardanelles, into the Endymion frigate in 1807. Beneath one of the stony missiles is the following inscription: These shots of granite, from the ruins of Alexandria, were fired from the Castle of Abydos, on the Asiatic side of the entrance of the Strait, of the Dardanelles, into the Endymion frigate, commanded by the Hon. Captain Bladen Capel; when the squadron under the command of Sir John Duckworth entered those straits in the year 1807. The larger shot weighs upwards of seven hundredweight, and was fired at the distance of a quarter of a mile: the lesser killed and wounded fifteen men. The pedestal of masonry upon which the shots are placed is covered with ivy; and between the two shots is a sculptured head in stone. The diameter of the largest shot is about 23 inches. |
| Depicted place | Cassiobury, Herts |
| Date | 30 July 1853 |
| Medium | Wood engraving |
| Place of creation | London |
| Source/Photographer | The Illustrated London News |
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