Forbes, James, 1749-1819, A North-west View of the Isle of Mayo, one of the Cpe de Verd Islands; taken at 5 Leagues distance. J Forbes 1765, redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- A North-west View of the Isle of Mayo, one of the Cpe de Verd Islands; taken at 5 Leagues distance. J Forbes 1765
- Date:
- redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- 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 35
- 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 the island of Mayo, a calm sea, and, in the background--identified by a small marking with a corresponding explanation below--a faint image of St. Jago. At bottom of page: an adapted passage from Anna Seward's "Elegy on Captain Cook" beginning, "Climes, where fierce suns with cloudless ardor shine."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 18 x 27 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
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199251
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199251?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1