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A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American/ SETTLEMENT or FARM._ | Dessein qui represente la maniere d'etablir et de parachever une Habitation_/ ou FERME AMERICAINE..
Thomas Pownall, Paul Sandby R.A., James Peake, John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
1760-1780
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Thomas Pownall (Artist)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1976.0099
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1976.0099
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
A Design to represent the beginning and completion of an American/ SETTLEMENT or FARM._ | Dessein qui represente la maniere d'etablir et de parachever une Habitation_/ ou FERME AMERICAINE..
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Thomas Pownall (Artist); Paul Sandby R.A. (Painter); James Peake (Etcher); John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center beneath title
Inscription: Painted by Paul Sandby, from a Design made by his Excellency Governor Pownal. Engraved by James Peake.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London. Printed for John 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
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
The paper is 100-pound weight.
Dimensions (inches)
17.86 (H) x 23.56 (W) x 13.7 (Image H) x 20.2 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
45.36 (H) x 59.85 (W) x 34.9 (Image H) x 51.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H and W at center. Plate H: 14.3 in. (36.4 cm). Plate W: 20.9 in. (53.1 cm). Chain interval: 2.7 cm.
Publisher Summary
John Bowles, Robert Sayer, Thomas Jeffertys, Carington Bowles, and Henry Parker
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
This view was included in the 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.