Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777, French, active in Britainafter Thomas Mellish, ca.1748–1782, British
Title:
"A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America," from Scenographia Americana
Date:
1758-1760
Materials & Techniques:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 3/16 × 22 9/16 inches (43.6 × 57.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
below image at center: A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town Capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l ’Amerique Septentrionale. | Engraved by C. Canot from an Original Painting of T. Mellish, in the collection of Mr John Bowles.; below: London. Printed for John Bowles.
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1527
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and his Worlds (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-09-27 - 2007-12-30)
Publications:
Timothy J. Barringer, Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and His Worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2007, p. 271, no. 6, N8243 S576 B37 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA)