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A View in Hudson's River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea. | Vue sur la Riviere d'Hudson de l'entree counue sous le nom de Mer de Topan.
Thomas Pownall, Paul Sandby R.A., Peter Benazech, John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Pownall (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1974.0031
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1974.0031
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
A View in Hudson's River of the Entrance of what is called the Topan Sea. | Vue sur la Riviere d'Hudson de l'entree counue sous le nom de Mer de Topan.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Pownall (Artist); Paul Sandby R.A. (Painter); Peter Benazech (Etcher); John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: Sketch'd on the SPOT by his Excellency Governor Pownal. Painted by Paul Sandby. Engraved by Peter Benazech. _
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London Printed for Jn.\o Bowles at N.\o 13. in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at N.\o 53 in Fleet Street, Tho.\s Jefferys the Corner of S.\t Martins Lane in the Strand, Carington Bowles at N.\o 69. in S.\t Pauls Church Yard, and Henry Parker at N.\o 82. in Cornhill.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Landscape
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
17.03 (H) x 22.53 (W) x 13.71 (Image H) x 19.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.26 (H) x 57.23 (W) x 34.82 (Image H) x 50.4 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H: 14.3 in. (36.4 cm). Plate W: 20.7 in. (52.7 cm). Chain interval: 2.5-2.7 cm; laid lines 8 per cm.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Publisher Date
01/01/1768
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Date is of first edition of Scenographia Americana or A Collection of Views in North America and the West Indies... (London: Printed for John Bowles et al., 1768). A second edition was offered by Bennett and Sayer in 1775.