COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Record
Accession number:
31865
Record number:
31865
JCB call number:
En76 M526t / 2
Image title:
A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town Capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l'Amérique Septentrionale.
Creator 1:
Thomas Mellish
Creator 1 dates:
fl. 1768
Creator 1 role:
painter
Creator 2:
C. Canot
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
Place image published:
London
Image publisher:
Printed for John Bowles ..., Robt. Sayer ..., Thos. Jefferys ..., & Carington Bowles
Image date:
1768
Image function:
print
Technique:
engraving
Image dimension height:
32.7 cm.
Image dimension width:
51 cm.
Page dimension height:
43.5 cm.
Page dimension width:
54.3 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English, French
Description:
View of the Charleston harbor in South Carolina. Built environment includes dwellings, fortifications, churches, ships, and boats. Men fish with a seine net in foreground.
Source Title:
Scenographia Americana: or, A collection of views in North America and the West Indies ... from drawings taken on the spot ...
Source place of publication:
London
Source publisher:
Printed by John Bowles ...
Source date:
1768
notes:
A view of Charleston as it was about 1760. In 1768, John Bowles published Scenographia Americana, a collection of previously issued prints. The views in these prints were made from drawings that were drawn on the spot, often by military artists. This print is held separately.
Time Period:
1751-1800
References:
Stokes, I.N.P. Iconography, I, p. 281 et seq.
References exhibitions:
Danforth, S. View of America, Item 49
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1956.
Owner and copyright:
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
geographic area:
North America
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject headings:
Charleston Harbor (S.C.)
A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town...
