Title
A VIEW OF MESSINA, from FARO E SCILLA : Taken from a Picture painted on the spot for CAPT. STURT, R.N.
Creator
Orme, Edward, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
London : Pub.d & Sold Jan.y 1. 1812 by Edw.d Orme, Printseller to His Majesty; Engraver & Publisher, Bond St.t corner of Brook Street, [January 1 1812]
Physical details
1 print : hand-coloured aquatint and etching ; platemark 27.3 x 41 cm, on sheet 34.8 x 49.5 cm
Description
Bird's-eye view of the entrance to the harbour at Messina from the north, with the rock of Scylla in the foreground at left, lighthouse at right and port and hills in the background; within wash lines.
Place
Messina (Italy)
Other persons
Sturt, Henry Evelyn Pitfield, Captain, active 1800-1840, mentioned in text.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.84.29.e.