A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near Savannah la Marr to whom this plate is dedicated by his most obliged servant, John Boydell / [graphic]
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Lewis Walpole Library > A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near Savannah la Marr to whom this plate is dedicated by his most obliged servant, John Boydell / [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- A view in the Island of Jamaica, of Roaring River Estate, belonging to William Beckford Esqr. near Savannah la Marr to whom this plate is dedicated by his most obliged servant, John Boydell / [graphic]
- Creator
- Vivarès, Thomas, approximately 1735-approximately 1810, printmaker
- Contributor
-
Boydell, John, 1720-1804, publisher.
Robertson, George, 1747 or 1748-1788, artist. - Published / Created
- [25 March 1778]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Published March 25th, 1778, by John Boydell, engraver in Cheapside, London
- Abstract
-
"View of an estate with blacks (slaves) leading an oxcart, carrying sugar canes, walking with basket on head, and leading a horse. Includes dwellings, outbuildings, and mill buildings (?). Also includes (Beckford?) coat of arms."--John Carter Brown Library image collections, call no.: En778 R649v OVERSIZE
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
"No. 2."--Lower left corner.
1 print : etching and engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 40.5 x 55.6 cm.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark; matted to 56 x 72 cm. - Provenance
- Ex dono James T. Babb; January 1963;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 40.5 x 55 cm, on sheet 48.9 x 63 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- Babb-Beckford no. 117++
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Pictorial works
Landscape prints Jamaica 1778
Etchings England London 1778
Engravings England London 1778
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman 1824 - Material
- etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
Jamaica
Jamaica. - Subject (Name)
- Beckford, William, -1799
- Subject (Topic)
-
Homes and haunts
Estates - Subjects
-
Beckford, William, -1799 > Homes and haunts
Jamaica > Pictorial works
Estates > Jamaica
Jamaica > 1778
England > London > 1778
J. Whatman > 1824
Babb, James T. (James Tinkham), 1899-1968 > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 10632225
- Object ID (OID)
- 15809550