Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Giovanni Battista Borra, 1713–1770, Italian
Title:
Plan of Lake Tiberias
Date:
ca. 1750
Materials & Techniques:
Black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 13/16 x 21 7/16 inches (37.7 x 54.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "120"; in brown ink, upper left: "CIX."; in black ink, within image: labels 1-17"; in graphite, lower center: "Plan of the Lake of Tiberias"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.970
Classification:
Drawing & Watercolors-Architectural
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | topographic map | hills | cartographic material | architectural subject | lake | site plan
Associated Places:
Asia | Sea of Galilee | Israel | HaZafon, Mehoz
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:27048