Title
A VIEW of the PORT and CITY of MESSINA in the Island of SICILY : before the dreadful Earthquake of Feb. 5th. 1783. / From a Drawing made on the Spot by T. M. Slade Esq. ; R. Cooper fecit.
Creator
Cooper, Richard, approximately 1730-1820, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Publish'd as the Act directs April 10, 1783, by R. Cooper, Edward Street Cavendish Square, [April 10 1783]
Physical details
1 print : etching and aquatint printed in brown ink ; platemark 30.8 x 45 cm, on sheet 33.7 x 49 cm
Description
Ships and boats sail near the shore at Messina, with crescent of buildings sheltering the harbour beyond and rooftops and hills in the background.
Place
Messina (Italy)
Other persons
Slade, J. M., active about 1783, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.84.29.c.