A view of Truxillo Bay and city on the coast of Honduras.
Robert Wilkinson (fl.1758 - 1825)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
247 mm (H)363 mm (W)395 mm (H)515 mm (W)12 mm (D)
Place of origin
Cornhill
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 119923
Summary
Print; Engraving showing two tall ships and several small boats near small bayside settlements. Removed from frame 9.11.2007. Frame discarded.
Marks and inscriptions
'T Bowen ...(illeg) A view of Truxillo Bay and City on the coast of Honduras/London Republished 7th June 1796, by Robert Wilkinson, No.58, Cornhill.' (lower centre). References/A. Lookout Island/B. The remains of a large city, taken and sacked by the Bukateers./ C. small craft for coasting traders. (to left of the title below the picture) References D. Ships, English and Dutch traders/E. Signal mast for giving notice to the Town of arrivals.(To right of the main title below the picture).
Makers and roles
Robert Wilkinson (fl.1758 - 1825), engraver and publisher