Record ID:
338839
Accession number:
MA 38.48
Published:
[1803-1817]
Credit:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
Description:
1 drawing.
Notes:
The title of the published engraving is "Maria's Bay in Amsterdam Island."
Captain Burney's five-volume histories of the voyages of discovery were published between 1803 and 1817.
Summary:
Drawing shows five boats, manned by local inhabitants, in the harbor of a small village.
Medium:
sepia on paper
Dimensions:
8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (205 x 271 mm)
Provenance:
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Quaritch in July 1905.
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