Additional Makers
Publisher-John Bowles; Publisher-Thomas Bowles II; Print maker-Elisha Kirkall
Description
View of the Cape, showing Table-top mountain between two peaks, and buildings along the shorefront below; seen from the sea, with several vessels, including a large three-masted ship on the right, stern-on. Colour mezzotint with etching.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, incorporated into a dedication from John Bowles, to 'the Court of Directors of the United-Company of Merchants of England trading to the East-Indies', of the 'Painting in the Court Room of the Company's house in Leaden Hall Street', around the crest of the East India Company, and 'Printed for T. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard, & J. Bowles at the black Horse in Cornhill // E. Kirkall fecit.'
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town, South Africa
Country
South Africa
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
