Explorers' Portraits
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A finely engraved and attractive composition after an original by Smirke: two cherubs hold medallion portraits of the explorers Carlisle, Drake, Anson and Dampier in front of an imposing pharos.
region: Portraits and the Map Trade
mapmaker:
R.Bowyer
place and date of publication:
London 1800
medium and colour:
copperplate, Uncoloured
ref:
19449
size in mm: 320 x 200 Price: £ 120 |
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