From The Sea: its History and Romance, Vol II, by Frank C.Bowen, p.110 Dunkirk IMAGE SOURCES Monamy's extraordinary presentation of the menace of Dunkirk, a port described by Bowen as "a nest of privateers and corsairs from the very beginning of its history", prompts deeper enquiry into what sources the painter used for his battle plans and panoramic images, and how he adapted them for his own purposes. Besides the personal reports and sketches of serving officers and seamen, there are two obvious categories: prints and maps. Gibraltar see here Gibraltar has been said to resemble a lion at rest. Alicante see here Barcelona see here From The Life of Sir John Leake, by Stephen Martin-Leake. Lisbon see here Constantinople see here 27 x 85: a source for the skyline of Constantinople awaits discovery Porto Bello see here Louisbourg see here Greenwich Section of print published March 26 1739. Saml & Nathl Buck delin. et Sculp. The print is from Ralph Hyde's publication A Prospect of Britain: the Town Panoramas of Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, Pavilion Books, 1994, no 28. My belief is that Monamy based his painting on the Buck print. See here. He has marginally lowered the viewpoint, and retained the composition, but changed the ships. map sources Louisbourg Map Sources     Porto Bello: Scott/Bellin Alicante     Barcelona     Dunkirk     Gibraltar    Louisbourg     Porto Bello Constantinople     Greenwich Elizabeth Castle battles panoramagnus monamy website index top © Charles Harrison Wallace 2001, 2003 all rights reserved