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Caribbean.- Battle of St. Lucia.- Faden (William) Sketch of Part of the Island of Ste. Lucie, map by Lt. G.V. Hart, assistant engineer while in North America, showing the northwestern coast of Saint Lucia, specifically Grande Cul De Sac Bay to Castries, with details of British troops and fleets, and a letterpress extract from General Grant's Letter to Lord Germain printed below the map, engraving and letterpress on laid paper with large watermark of Strasbourg lily, map 405 x 495 mm. (16 x 19 in), sheet 520 x 630 mm. (20 1/2 x 24 3/4 in), central vertical fold, one small tear into the left edge, damp-stain and browning to the sheet, unframed, 1781. ⁂ Scarce. The Battle of the Cul de Sac was a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, off the island of St. Lucia during the American Revolutionary War on 15 December 1778. Following the battle the island eventually surrendered to the British.