Luminous Arch and Weather Gall

Object summary

Title: Luminous Arch and Weather Gall
Object ID: AF-XB-2562
Date made: 1818
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Publisher: Baldwin, Cradock & Joy
Draughtsman: Koenig, S.
Engraver: Lewis, Sr., Frederick Christian
Object type: Engraving
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Allan Forbes Collection
On view: No

Description

Single page with two hand-colored stipple engravings. Marked "XVII" and "p. 196." Top engraving, four whales, three whaleboats, and a ship in an icy sea under a pale arch of light, entitled "Luminous Arch." Lower engraving, three ships under a stormy sky, and a spouting whale in the far right, near the lower corner. Labeled "Weather Gall." Artist and printer information is printed below. Published at "Paternoster Row, May 15, 1818."