COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
23490
Record number:
23490
JCB call number:
En757 B7 / 2
Image title:
To the Most Noble Prince Charles ... This General View of English & Falmouth Harbours in the Island of Antigua taken from Great George alias Monks Hill Fort ...
Creator 1:
William Brasier
Creator 1 role:
delin.
Creator 2:
Major
Creator 2 role:
Sculp.
Place image published:
[London]
Image date:
1757
Image function:
print
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
32.1 cm.
Image dimension width:
49.6 cm.
Page dimension height:
36.7 cm.
Page dimension width:
52.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
View of Falmouth Harbor, Antigua, with English Harbor in the background, showing fortifications, ships, and dwellings. In the foreground, a European with sketch pad (the artist?) draws while a black man [slave] stands next to him. Items in the image are numbered for identification in a key below. Includes royal coat of arms of the Prince of Wales.
notes:
Antigua served as the headquarters for the British Caribbean fleet which was based at English Harbor during the late eighteenth century. Construction on Fort George on Monk's Hill, intended to be a refuge in case of invasion by the French or the Caribs, was begun in 1689.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1961.
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:
Antigua--Description and travel
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