A view of the market place in the city of the Havana

Elias Durnford /C. canot and T. Morris

Verlag: London, 1765

Beschreibung

Engraving and etching on laid paper, 37 x 53 cms(engraved surface) A View of the Marketplace in the City of the Havana, published in 1765 by Thomas Jefferys, London. Engraved from a drawing by Elias Dunford.The scene represents a market square with fountain, British soldiers in drill formation and Franciscan monks during the occupation of Havana by english troops in 1762-63. Elias Durnford was a member of the Royal Engineers and was sent to Cuba during the Seven Years War. Afterward, in London, he created a series of 6 engravings which depict the city of Havana and are considered to be some of the earliest representations from life of the island of Cuba.Nowadays are considered very rare. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0219122019

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Titel: A view of the market place in the city of ...

Verlag: London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1765

Einband: Sin Encuadernar

Zustand: Bien