Title
A VIEW of PIGEON ISLAND and GROS-IS-LET BAY, : in the ISLAND of ST. LUCIA, distant about half a League. / Drawn from Nature by Lieu.t Cha. Forrest, L.t 90. Reg.t March, 1781 ; Engraved by Fran.s Chesham.
Creator
Chesham, Francis, 1749-1806, printmaker.
Publication details
[London] : Publish'd as the Act directs March 1, 1786, by John Walker No. 148 Strand, [March 1 1786]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint, etching and engraving, printed in sepia ink ; platemark 30 x 50.5 cm, on sheet 31 x 51.4 cm.
Description
View of Saint Lucia from the north-west from the Caribbean Sea, with ships and boats in the foreground, Pigeon Island and Gros Islet in the background at left, ships on Rodney Bay at right and mountains seen in distance beyond.
Place
Pigeon Island (Saint Lucia)
Additional information
From a series of twelve plates dedicated to Queen Charlotte (see Maps K.Top.123.106.a.).
Other persons
Forrest, Charles Ramus, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.123.106.m.