Detail View: John Russell Bartlett Collection: JRB053
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Record number:
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JRB053
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Title:
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Acapulco
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Place:
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Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
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Date:
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February 1, 1852
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Image technique:
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pencil sketch on beige paper
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Image dimensions:
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9.8 x 13 inches
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Narrative description:
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View of the harbor at Acapulco. Includes some dwellings, ships,and palm trees. Bartlett describes the scene he sketches and then later prepares in a pencil and wash version, in his Personal Narrative, vol. 1, 499-502. The drawing includes several pencil notations: "Acapulco;" "Pool of water;" "women working;" "rock on side hill;" and "cocoa & other trees."
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Notes:
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Related drawing: JRB054.Personal Narrative derivative: none.
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Creators:
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John Russell Bartlett
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Subject:
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Landscape or seascape
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Normalized date:
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1852.02.01
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