Image of Sketches of the Island Sto Paulo, commonly called Amsterdam =

Sketches of the Island Sto Paulo, commonly called Amsterdam = View of the Island of...

IMAGE number: BL3308638
Image title: Sketches of the Island Sto Paulo, commonly called Amsterdam = View of the Island of Santo Paulo, or Amsterdam. Plan of ÃŽle Saint Paul with two details of the bay created by the crater of the volcano underneath and explanatory text above; view of the island with a sailing ship near the entrance to the crater, clouds of dark smoke above and a boat in the foreground below.
Location: British Library, London, UK

Image description: A collection of eighty views, maps, portraits and drawings illustrative of the Embassy sent to China under George, Earl of Macartney, in 1793; drawn chiefly by William Alexander, some by Sir John Barrow, Bart, some by Sir Henry Woodbine Parish, and one by William Gomm. Many of them are engraved in Sir George Staunton's Narrative of the Embassy, published in 1797. Engraved in Staunton's Embassy, Atlas, no. 2. Author: Barrow, John, Sir / Illustrator: Barrow, Sir John [between 1792 and 1793] Source/Shelfmark: Maps 8 TAB.c.8.61. 1 drawing: Indian ink, wash and watercolour; sheet 53.4 x 70.1 cm; Scale 1: 21 240. 590 yards to an inch.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: China / Asia / ship / ships / archipelago / islands / asia / watercraft / watercolour / 18th century / vehicle / seascape / water vehicle / maritime transport / transportation / painting / transport

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	Dimension [pixels]	Dimension in 300dpi [mm]	File size [MB]
Large	6974 × 6020 px	590 × 510 mm	20.4 MB
Medium	1024 × 884 px	87 × 75 mm	892 KB

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