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Artist/Maker
Cooper Willyams
(1750-1825, Naval Chaplain, British)
Publisher
Cooper Willyams
(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.
Collections
Additional Details
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).
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
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