Description
No. 42 in Fanshawe's Pacific album, 1849 - 52. Captioned by the artist on the album page below the image, as title. For the circumstances of Fanshawe and the 'Daphne', shown at anchor here, being at Mazatlan on the Mexican Pacific coast (15 August- 9 October 1850), see PAI4648. In 1879 a lighthouse (El Faro) was built on the conical hill shown. Fanshawe did three views at Mazatlan in 1850. From an album of watercolours of Madeira, Brazil, the Falkland and Pacific Islands, Chile, Panama, Mexico, Vancouver, and California. It covers Fanshawe's commission in command of HMS 'Daphne' 1848-52, on the Pacific station based at Valparaiso, Chile, under Rear-Admiral Phipps Hornby in the 84-gun 'Asia'. The earliest dated drawing is of Madeira, 1 January 1849 on the way out, and the last of Cape Horn on the return, 28 May 1852. For further details, see collection online record.
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-ND
Image Credit
© National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Location
Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
Country
Mexico
Medium
Watercolour
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
