Capture of Porto Bello
Medal
ca. 1740 (dated)
ca. 1740 (dated)
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This medal commemorates the capture of Porto Bello, on November 22nd, 1739 by Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757).
One side of the medal shows a half-length figure of Admiral Vernon, and the other side shows six ships entering Porto Bello harbour.
Portobelo is a port city in the Province of Colón in Panama and was under Spanish colonial posession, when Vernon captured it in 1739.
It is a small seaport on the Caribbean coast of Panama and the harbor was discovered and named by Columbus in 1502. A principal city of Spanish colonial America.
One side of the medal shows a half-length figure of Admiral Vernon, and the other side shows six ships entering Porto Bello harbour.
Portobelo is a port city in the Province of Colón in Panama and was under Spanish colonial posession, when Vernon captured it in 1739.
It is a small seaport on the Caribbean coast of Panama and the harbor was discovered and named by Columbus in 1502. A principal city of Spanish colonial America.
Object details
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| Title | Capture of Porto Bello (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Medal, bronze, commemorating capture of Porto Bello, England, dated 1739 |
| Physical description | Medal commemorating the capture of Porto Bello, 22 November, 1739 by Admiral Vernon. On the obverse: THE BRITISH.GLORY.REVIV.D.BY.ADMIRAL.VERNON. and a half-length figure of Vernon, three-quarters left, holding staff. On the reverse: WHO.TOOK.PORTO.BELLO.WITH.SIX.SHIPS.ONLY. Six ships entering Porto Bello harbour. In the exergue: NOV. 22. 1739. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Glinn |
| Object history | Medal commemorates the capture of Porto Bello. Given by Mrs Glinn. |
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| Summary | This medal commemorates the capture of Porto Bello, on November 22nd, 1739 by Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1757). One side of the medal shows a half-length figure of Admiral Vernon, and the other side shows six ships entering Porto Bello harbour. Portobelo is a port city in the Province of Colón in Panama and was under Spanish colonial posession, when Vernon captured it in 1739. It is a small seaport on the Caribbean coast of Panama and the harbor was discovered and named by Columbus in 1502. A principal city of Spanish colonial America. |
| Bibliographic reference | List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1906, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 123 |
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| Accession number | 671-1906 |
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| Record created | January 9, 2009 |
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