Die kænigl: Flotte u: Fischerey von Gross-Britannien, in etlichen See-Prospecten

Object summary

Title: Die kænigl: Flotte u: Fischerey von Gross-Britannien, in etlichen See-Prospecten
Object ID: AF-WG-2239
Date made: 1720
Place made: Germany, Bavaria, Nuremburg
Artist (after): Baston, Thomas
Printmaker: Bowles, John
Publisher: Homann Erben
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Six, hand-colored scenes on one sheet that decpicting various activities of the British ships Royal George, Britannia, and Barfleur, portrayed after life by Thomas Baston. The last two scenes depict vessels catching whales, cod, and herring. According to the graphite inscription and the inscribed description, the bottom left scene is of the English whale fishery and the bottom right scene is of the Groenland whale fishery.

Inscriptions

Type: stamp
Location: recto bottom left corner
Text: Forbes Coll. M.I.T.

Type: ink
Location: recto bottom left corner
Text: WG 2239

Type: graphite
Location: recto bottom left
Text: English whale Fishery

Type: graphite
Location: recto bottom right
Text: Groenland whale Fishery

Type: graphite
Location: recto bottom right corner
Text: Circa 1720

Type: graphite
Location: verso bottom
Text: 211

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Baston, Thomas

Artist (after)

Bowles, John

Printmaker

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Homann Erben

Publisher