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Fireships being sent into the Spanish Armada by Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596 CE) in July 1588 CE. A 1796 CE painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England)
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APA Style
Loutherbourg, P. J. d. (2020, June 24). Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12410/fireships-ravage-the-spanish-armada/
Chicago Style
Loutherbourg, Philip James de. "Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada." World History Encyclopedia, June 24, 2020. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12410/fireships-ravage-the-spanish-armada/.
MLA Style
Loutherbourg, Philip James de. "Fireships Ravage the Spanish Armada." World History Encyclopedia, 24 Jun 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12410/fireships-ravage-the-spanish-armada/.
