BIB_ID
338835
Accession number
MA 38.46
Creator
Burney, Edward Francis, 1760-1848.
Published
[1803-1817]
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1905.
Description
1 drawing.
Notes
Captain Burney's five-volume histories of the voyages of discovery were published between 1803 and 1817.
The title of the published engraving is "View in Moordenaar's Bay."
The title of the published engraving is "View in Moordenaar's Bay."
8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (205 x 272 mm)
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Quaritch in July 1905.
Summary
Drawing depicts native inhabitants rowing small boats around two large sailing vessels in a harbor or inlet.
Medium
sepia on paper
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