General
General
Object Auto ID
66673
Alternate Codes
159600
Common Name
Engraving
Classified Name
Local Name
Vue du Cap de Bonne Esperance; Table Bay
Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
Annotated French engraving of Table Bay and the three mountains shown as huge conglomerations of boulders. Numbers indicate 1. Mont du Diable 2. Mont de la Table 3. Mont du Lion 4. Hospital 5. Habitation des Hotentos [sic] 6. Jardin de la Compagnie. In the print 1 and 3 are reversed. Bay full of sailing vessels. (Part of a sketchbook, see 164)
Provenance
Mendelssohn Bequest 1922
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Cape Town. Table Bay mountains ca.1760 Company Gardens Gallows
Inscriptions
b.l. Ch du Mal Deligg. Below image is the title and on either side the annotations.
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Dimension Comments
Flat, gold painted wood frame; Image size 214 x 280 mm. Plate size with lettering 250 x 405 mm.
History
History
Object Age Comment
[c. 1760]
Maker Comment
DU MAL, Ch.
User Comment
Senate Gallery
Collector Comment
Hand-coloured engraving
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Site Association
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