Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795, View from Sion Fort, on the Island of Bombay, 1784?
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Wales, James, 1746 or 1747-1795
- Title(s):
- View from Sion Fort, 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 213
- 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 looks from the ramparts of a fort down onto a wooded area with several structures, including a large tower. A fat man in European dress walks down some stairs to the left, accompanied by several women. In front of him is an Indian man in uniform; he is missing a leg and an arm.
- 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/3200116
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3200116?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1