N.E. view of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique

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N.E. view of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique
N.E. view of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique
Artist/Maker (1750-1825, Naval Chaplain, British)
Publisher (1750-1825, Naval Chaplain, British)
Datepublished August 1, 1796
MediumEngraving with hand coloring
DimensionsComposition: 10 3/16 × 17 1/16 in. (25.9 × 43.3 cm) Sheet: 12 5/8 × 17 11/16 in. (32.1 × 44.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.65
Not on view
DescriptionArmy fort on an island from the point of view of soldiers on an adjacent island.
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Exhibition History 2007
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Beinecke Collection," June 21-Sept. 16, 2007 (no catalog).
Published References Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 333, catalogue no.P17c.
Signature Signed and dated in typeset at lower center: Pub.d Aug. 1. 1796 by the Revd. C. Willyams
Inscribed Inscribed in typeset at lower center: N.E. view of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique. / London Pub.d Augst. 1. 1796, by the Revd. C. Willyams.; at lower left in typeset: Drawn by the Revd. Willyams; at lower right in pencil: Earl of St. Vincent co-operated with Sir Charles Frey, / in capture of Martinique Guadeloupe in 1794 / 114 x 114; at lower right in ink: S. Alken fecit.; verso at lower right in pencil: H 3507
N.E. view of Fort Louis in the Island of Martinique
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Cooper Willyams
Date: published August 1, 1796
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Object number: 1981.1.3
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Medium: Etching and aquatint
Object number: 1981.1.5b
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Medium: Etching and aquatint
Object number: 1981.1.4
To Major Hare. of the 12th Light Dragoons. This view of the Bay & Town of St. Pierre is Inscribed by his Sincere and Obliged Friend, Cooper Willyams
To Major Hare. of the 12th Light Dragoons. This view of the Bay & Town of St. Pierre is Inscribed by his Sincere and Obliged Friend, Cooper Willyams
Cooper Willyams
Date: published August 1, 1796
Medium: Aquatint
Object number: 1981.1.1
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G. Thompson
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Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
Object number: 1971.62
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Samuel Alken
Date: published August 1, 1796
Medium: Etching and aquatint
Object number: 1981.1.2
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Victor Levasseur
Date: c. 1842
Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
Object number: 1971.38
Professional image by David Revette
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Frederick Maitland
Date: published August 20, 1793
Medium: Halftone engraving
Object number: 1971.52
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Date: published July 1, 1829
Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
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A View of the Town of St. George and Richmond Heights in the Island of Grenada taken from the Bay by Lieut. Col. J. Wilson & dedicated to his Excellency Major General Phineas Riall Governor & Commander in Chief &c. & c. &c.
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Lieutenant Colonel J. Wilson
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Medium: Aquatint with hand coloring
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A New Map Of The Island Of Barbados wherein every Parish, Plantation, Watermill, Windmill & Cattlemill, is described with the name of the Present Possesor, and all things els Remarkable according to a Late Exact Survey thereof.
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Richard Forde
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Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
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N. James
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Medium: Watercolor on paper
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