Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795, A View of the Town and Harbor of Bombay; with the Islands of Caranjah and Elephanta; and the mountains on the Continent, taken from Malabar Hill, 1784?
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
- Creator:
- Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795
- Title(s):
- A View of the Town and Harbor of Bombay; with the Islands of Caranjah and Elephanta; and the mountains on the Continent, taken from Malabar Hill
- 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 199
- 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, several rocky outcroppings, and, below, trees and an assembly of structures. In the distance is a penninsula or island, with a large number of structures at the tip.
- 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
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200109
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200109?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1