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Amst. Island : [drawing].

BIB_ID
338839
Accession number
MA 38.48
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 "Maria's Bay in Amsterdam Island."
8 1/8 x 10 5/8 inches (205 x 271 mm)
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Quaritch in July 1905.
Summary
Drawing shows five boats, manned by local inhabitants, in the harbor of a small village.
Medium
sepia on paper
Classification