Title
THE METHOD OF CATCHING WILD ELEPHANTS BY THE KRAAL IN THE ISLAND OF CEYLON IN THE EAST INDIES. : To Capt Thomas Fraser of the Madras Engineers this Print is by permission respectfully dedicated by his obliged & obedient servant Robert Cribb. / Drawn by James Thompson from original sketches by Capt Thomas Fraser of the Madras Engineers ; Engraved by R. Havell & son.
Creator
Havell, Robert, 1769-1832, printmaker.
Publication details
London, : Published Octr 28 1817 by R. Cribb & Son 288 Holborn, [October 28 1817]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching with hand-colouring ; platemark 49.1 x 73.1 cm, on sheet 53.1 x 81.3 cm
Description
Bird's-eye view over a clearing in the forest with a crowd of Ceylonese herding elephants into a trap made of a wooden palisade.
Place
Sri Lanka
Other persons
Cribb, Robert Samuel, 1755-1827, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.115.95.a.