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Call Number:
Folio A 2023 69
Creator:
Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
Title(s):
A View of Old Woman's Island and Light House, taken from Malabar Hill, on the Island of Bombay
Date:
1784?
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 13, page 197
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 foreground, a few trees, and rocks, high above the coastline. In the distance is an island, with a tower just visible. To the right is a structure flying a flag, and several ships out at sea.
Additional Notes:
The image is folded and attached to the page.
Physical Description:
1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 39 x 66 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 drawings
Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
Associated Places:
England
Italy
Scotland
Wales
Associated People/Groups:
East India Company
Forbes, James, 1749-1819
Finding Aid Title:
James Forbes archive
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200108
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200108?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1