General
General
Object Auto ID
72567
Alternate Codes
231310
Common Name
Print
Classified Name
ART
Local Name
View of Cape Town and its environs; View of Table Mountain from the Bay
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
View from Table Bay of Cape Town in the distance. Horizontal emphasis of sea and ships with almost half the image sky. Complete view of the three mountains as backdrop and many different types of ships and boats in the bay.

Provenance

Unknown

Description
Technique Types
Aquatint
Distinguishing Features

Table Bay ships

Inscriptions
Below image b.l. Drawn by C. Carstens Schonegevel; b.c. London, Published Feby 15th 1837, by Ackermann & Co. Strand; b.r. Engraved by Newton Fielding; b.c. To His Excellency Major General Sir Benjamin D'Urban, K.C.B. &c. Governor and Commander in Chief of the Cape of Good Hope in South Africas, &c,&c,&c This View of Cape Town, and its Environs Is most respectfully dedicated with permission by His Excellency's most obedient and most humble Servant C. Carstens Schonegevels. b.l. J. Adler's Authentic Africana Series No. 3; b.c Published September 12th 1974 Cape Town; b.r. A limited number of 500 numbered copies No Proof
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Wood frame with inner gold trim and old-style museum glass, so work is heavy.; Image size without lower text 320 x 570 mm.
History
Object Age Comment
Published 1974 [Date of original 1837]
Maker Comment
SCHONEGEVEL, Christiaan Carstens, 1808-1843. Fielding, Newton Smith, 1799-1856, engr.
User Comment
1. New Wing E. 135 - Secretary to Parliament's suite, main office. Taken down August 2007.
Collector Comment
Colored print of an aquatint
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