[Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity].
Alternate Title(s):
Bombay views
Published / Created:
[London] : [Published ... by R. Cribb 288 Holborn], [May 1, 1800]
Physical Description:
12 prints : hand-colored etchings ; images 39 x 65 cm, on sheets 44 x 71 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Classification:
Prints
Notes:
The collective title is derived from a volume of letterpress published the same year: Bombay views. Twelve views of the island of Bombay and its vicinity : taken in the years 1791 and 1792 : designed and engraved on the spot by James Wales : and brought to this country by Sir Charles Warre Malet, to whom they are respectfully dedicated. London : Printed by R. Goodwin, no. 13, Furnival's Inn Court, Holborn, 1800.
Contents:
1. View of Bombay harbor -- 2. View of Bombay harbor -- 3. View from Malabar Hill -- 4. View from Malabar Hill -- 5. View of the Breach Causeway -- 6. View of the Breach from Love Grove -- 7. View from Belmont -- 8. View from Belmont -- 9. View from Belmont -- 10. View from Sion Fort -- 11. View from Sion Fort -- 12. View from the island of Elephanta.
Exhibition History:
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
Subject Terms:
Bays -- India -- Mumbai -- Pictorial works. | Mumbai (India) -- Pictorial works. | Malabar Hill (Mumbai, India) -- Pictorial works. | Elephanta Island (India) -- Pictorial works. | East India Company.
Form/Genre:
Etchings. | Hand coloring.
Contributors:
Malet, Charles Warre, 1752–1815. | Cribb, Robert Samuel, 1755–1827, publisher.
