Forbes, James, 1749–1819, A View of Fort-Victoria; from the opposite side of Bancoote-River. J. Forbes 1771, 1771
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- A View of Fort-Victoria; from the opposite side of Bancoote-River. J. Forbes 1771
- Date:
- 1771
- 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 4, page 19
- 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 depicts a fort flying a British flag, atop a series of hills, with scattered trees and buildings. Below the hills is a river, with numerous boats sailing close to shore. The near shore is just visible at the bottom of the drawing.
- Additional Notes:
- Some of the image is closely cropped and pasted into the volume; some of the image is drawn directly on to the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 19 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/3199493
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199493?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1