Title
A View of the Harbour and City of the Havana, taken from Jesu Del Monte = Vue du Port et ville de La Havane prise de Jesu del Monte = Vista del Puerto y Ciudad de La Havana desde Jesus del Monte. / Drawn by Elias Durnford, Engineer ; Engraved by T. Morris.
Creator
Morris, Thomas, approximately 1750-approximately 1811, printmaker.
Publication details
London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament February 1765 by Tho.s Jefferys, Corner of St. Martins Lane, [February 1765]
Physical details
1 print : engraving and etching ; platemark 36.8 x 53.3 cm, on sheet 37.3 x 54.6 cm
Description
Two men sitting on the grass eat a coconut watched by a standing woman near a chaise, with grazing horse in the foreground, palm trees on the fields beyond and view of Havana (La Habana) from the West in the background. Watermark.
Place
Havana (Cuba)
Additional information
One of six views drawn by Elias Durnford and dedicated to the Earl of Albemarle.
Other persons
Durnford, Elias, 1739-1794, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.123.28.c.