Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Plan of the Bay of Tyre
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 1/4 inches (37.5 x 54 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "131 | 76"; in brown ink, upper left: "CXXI."; center right: "Tyre"; within image: labels A-E; in graphite, lower center: "[...] Bay of Tyre?"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.965
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bay (body of water) | harbor | site plan | Phoenician | architectural subject | coastline | cartographic material
Associated Places:
Lebanon | Sur | Asia | Mediterranean Sea | Al-Janub
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27043