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A View of the East India Docks

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Date

1808

Artist

Print after William Daniell (1769-1837)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3197834

Additional Makers

Print maker - William Daniell; Publisher - William Daniell

Description

Bird's eye view of the East India Docks at Blackwall, with extensive view of the river and country. 1808. Soft-ground etching and aquatint, hand coloured.

Inscription

Lettered below image with title followed by "The East India Docks are solely for the accommodation of Shipping employed by the English East India Company. They consist of two spacious basons; on the quays of the largest of which all the produce imported by the Company from the East is unloaded; & in the other all Vessels that are outward bound receive their cargoes. The dimensions of the former is 1410 feet in length, by 560 in breadth, & will contain eighty four Ships of eight hundred tons each; the latte

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Blackwall, London, England

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Rivers
Ports
Cityscapes
Ships
Boats

Category

Buildings & Architecture

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