COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
65-156
Record number:
65-156
JCB call number:
En793 M232t
Image title:
To Major General Cuyler this View of Fort George, in the Island of Tobago ...
Creator 1:
Frederick Maitland
Creator 1 role:
Drawn by
Creator 2:
T. Medland
Creator 2 role:
Engrav'd by
Place image published:
Lambeth [London]
Image publisher:
for the Proprietor, by T. Medland. Grays Walk.
Image date:
1793
Image function:
print
Technique:
engraving, hand coloring
Image dimension height:
27.5 cm.
Image dimension width:
40 cm.
Page dimension height:
34.7 cm.
Page dimension width:
44.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink, colors
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
View of Fort George on Tobago including a view of the harbor and settlement. In the foreground, a black [slave] woman carries a load on her head. A black [slave] speaks to a European in a plumed hat. Also includes agave or maguey plant, coconut palm, cacti, fortifications, ships, mill, and dwellings.
notes:
Fort King George, built by the British in 1770, overlooks the town and harbor of Scarborough on Tobago.Engraver is probably Thomas Medland, 1755-c.1823, a well-known British engraver of views.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1965.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
Caribbean Islands
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject headings:
Tobago--Description and travel
To Major General Cuyler this View of Fort George, in the Island of Tobago ...
