Forbes, James, 1749–1819, A View of the Table-Land, at the Cape of Good Hope, at ten Leagues distance. J. Forbes 1765, redrawn between 1794 and 1800
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- A View of the Table-Land, at the Cape of Good Hope, at ten 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 249
- 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 image shows , in the distance, a series of mountains, and Table Mountain (in present-day South Africa, near Cape Town). In the foreground is a stormy sea, with a ship slipping beneath a wave. Top of page: a quotation from James Thomson's "The Seasons," beginning, "With these mad seas the daring Gama fought." Bottom of page: a quotation from Joseph Addison beginning, "Think, O my soul, devoutly think, how with affrighted eyes."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is drawn directly on the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 18 x 28 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/3199312
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199312?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1