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To the Most Noble The Marquis of Huntly, This View of the Town Harbour and Bay of Peterhead (Proof)

Object summary

Title
To the Most Noble The Marquis of Huntly, This View of the Town Harbour and Bay of Peterhead (Proof)
Object ID
CC-R-0093
Date made
1813
Place made

United Kingdom, Greater London, London

Engraver
Lewis, Sr., Frederick Christian
Painter and publisher
Tytler, George
Object type
Aquatint
Major collection
Nautical
Named collection
Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view
No
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Description

A view of Peterhead Bay in the early nineteenth century. The natural harbor is busy with maritime activity. Ships of the British Naval services, indicated by their ensigns with the Union Jack in the canton, anchor in the safety of breakwaters. Whaling, fishing, and shipbuilding were active industries of the town, and masts fill up part of the city's skyline where the shipbuilding dockyard was located. In the foreground are shoals in which men in top hats and their dogs sit or partake in recreational sailing activities.

Inscriptions

Type
stamp
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
Clark Collection MIT
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom left
Text
R93
Type
graphite
Location
recto, bottom right
Text
18-15
Type
graphite
Location
verso, bottom right
Text
R93
Type
stamp
Location
verso, bottom right
Text
Forbes Collection MIT

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