General
General
Object Auto ID
66304
Alternate Codes
230870
Common Name
Engraving and aquatint
Classified Name
Engraving
Local Name
Cape Town and Highlands Cape of Good Hope
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Oval view of Cape Town and Highlands (the slopes of Devil's Peak). It shows the curve of the bay and the mostly double-storey buildings of the town. In the foreground are two walled graveyards and in the background the wooden jetty and the Castle. The Groote Kerk is visible to the right.

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Engraving
Distinguishing Features

Cape Town City Bowl Table Bay Groote Kerk. Graves Devil's Peak

Inscriptions
b.c below the work in a window mount is the title and dedication To His Most Serene Highness William Prince of Orange Hereditary Stadtholder of the United States etc etc etc This view of Cape Town and Highlands Cape of Good Hope. b.l. in small window mount signed Alexr. Callander Pinx ; b.r. in small window mount F. Jukes sculpt.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image size (oval) 420 x 565 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
1794 [c.1782]
Maker Comment
CALLANDER Alexander. Jukes Francis 1745-1812 engraver & publisher
Production Place
London
User Comment
1. Assembly ground floor passage 2. NCOP opposite the Chairperson's door (S12)
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured engraving and aquatint
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
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