Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Topographical Map of Halicarnassus at its Harbor
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 3/4 x 21 1/8 inches (37.4 x 53.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "56 | 96 (crossed out) | 75"; in brown ink, upper right: "LXXXIII."; in graphite, lower center: "Perhaps Hadrian(?) [...]"; in brown ink, lower center: "Halicarnassus"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.941
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
aerial view | landscape | topographic map | ancient Greek | architectural subject | harbor | cartographic material
Associated Places:
Mugla Ili | Halicarnassus | Ege kiyilari | Turkey | Asia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27018