Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795, A View of Old Woman's Island and Light House, taken from Malabar Hill, on the Island of Bombay, 1784?
- 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 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/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