S.W. view of Forts Bourbon & Louis, in the Island of Martinique

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S.W. view of Forts Bourbon & Louis, in the Island of Martinique
S.W. view of Forts Bourbon & Louis, in the Island of Martinique
Etcher Samuel Alken British, 1756 – 1815
After Cooper Willyams British, 1750 – 1825
Publisher Cooper Willyams British, 1750 – 1825
Datepublished August 1, 1796
MediumEtching and aquatint
DimensionsComposition: 10 1/4 × 16 15/16 in. (26 × 43 cm) Plate: 12 1/16 × 18 11/16 in. (30.6 × 47.5 cm) Frame: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm) Sheet: 17 1/4 × 23 1/16 in. (43.8 × 58.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1981.1.2
Not on view
DescriptionBoats and forts on a mountainous island coastline, clouds of smoke hanging in the air.
Collections
Published ReferencesHough, 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.P17d.

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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.P17d.
Signature Signed in typeset at lower left: Drawn by the Revd. C. Willyams; in typeset at lower center: Pubd. Augst. 1. 1796. by the Revd. C. Willyams.; in typeset at lower right: S. Alken fecit.
Inscribed Inscribed in typeset at lower left: Drawn by the Revd. C. Willyams; in typeset at lower center: S.W. view of Forts Bourbon & Louis, in the Island of Martinique. / London. Pubd. Augst. 1. 1796. by the REvd. C. Willyams.; in typeset at lower right: S. Alken fecit.


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Medium: Etching and aquatint
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Medium: Etching and aquatint
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Medium: Etching and aquatint
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