Amst. Island : [drawing].

Record ID: 
338839
Accession number: 
MA 38.48
Author: 
Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848.
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.
Classification: