Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Island of Palma, bearing South by East; taken at nine Leagues distance. J. Forbes, 1765, 1765?
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Island of Palma, bearing South by East; taken at nine Leagues distance. J. Forbes, 1765
- Date:
- 1765?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 1, page 29
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The drawing shows a ship near the island of Palma, which has gradual slopes and a low range of mountains. Bottom of page: an adapted poem taken from the writing of devotional author William Melmoth (c. 1665-1743), beginning, "By Newton's rules, secure the vessel rides, while threatening seas roll high their dreadful tides."
- Additional Notes:
- The ship has been stuck onto the image.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 18 x 26 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199247
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199247?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1