Saint Lucia, View taken from Morne Fortuné of Government House, Town of Castries, The Three Military Outposts viz, The Tapion, Vigia, And Pigion Island, With Martinique In The Distance

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Saint Lucia, View taken from Morne Fortuné of Government House, Town of Castries, The Three Military Outposts viz, The Tapion, Vigia, And Pigion Island, With Martinique In The Distance
Saint Lucia, View taken from Morne Fortuné of Government House, Town of Castries, The Three Military Outposts viz, The Tapion, Vigia, And Pigion Island, With Martinique In The Distance
Artist/Maker (1828 - 1900, Lieutenant, R.A., British)
Publisher (British)
Datepublished April 12, 1854
MediumLithograph
DimensionsComposition: 15 in. × 20 13/16 in. (38.1 × 52.9 cm) Sheet: 18 in. × 22 3/4 in. (45.7 × 57.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.53
Not on view
DescriptionIsland scene with view of harbor and seaside village.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 2007
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "The Beinecke Collection," June 21 - September 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), 339, catalogue no.P58.
Signature Signed in typeset at lower left: E. Walker, lith.; in typeset at lower center: London, Published April 12th 1854, for the Proprietor by Rudolph Ackermann. 191 Regent Street
Inscribed Inscribed in typeset at lower center: London, Published April 12th 1854, for the Proprietor by Rudolph Ackermann. 191 Regent Street / SAINT LUCIA, / VIEW TAKEN FROM MORNE FORTUNÉ OF GOVERNMENT HOUSE, TOWN OF CASTRIES, THE THREE MILITARY OUTPOSTS / viz, THE TAPION, VIGIA, AND PIGION ISLAND, WITH MARTINIQUE IN THE DISTANCE, DRAWN BY LIEUTENANT OLDERSHAW, R.A. / Dedicated by permission to his Excellency Maurice Power, Esq. Lieutenant Governor, Vice Admiral, &c. &c. &c.; in typeset at lower right: Day & Son Lithrs. to the Queen.; in pencil at upper left: WI 590 / mott / 1-28-63

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