Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Aqueduct at Rio de Janeiro, which conveys the Water from the inland Mountains to St. Sebastian. J. Forbes, redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Aqueduct at Rio de Janeiro, which conveys the Water from the inland Mountains to St. Sebastian. J. Forbes
- 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 83
- 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 an aqueduct pasing through a valley, with buildings on either ridge. Pairs of people stand under the aqueduct and in the foreground of the image. At bottom of page: an adapted extract from architect James Murphy's (1760-1815) writings on Portugal.
- Additional Notes:
- The image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : greywash and gouache with pen and ink ; 20 x 27 cm
- Genre:
- Drawings (visual works), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Watercolors (paintings), 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/3199262
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199262?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1