Title
A VIEW OF THE TOWN AND HARBOUR OF MONTE VIDEO : Taken from the spot where the Troops under the Command of Sir Samuel Achmuly were encamped previous to the Assault which took place on the morning of the 3rd. of February 1807. / Engraved by J. Merigot.
Creator
Me_rigot, J., printmaker.
Publication details
London : Published by Colnaghi & Co. Cockspur Street Charing Cross, [1807]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching ; sheet 34.2 x 59 cm (trimmed below platemark)
Description
Two British soldiers in conversation on a road, with wooden cross at a crossroad at left and some ruins among shrubs at right in the foreground; city spreading at the feet of the Cathedral in the background, with harbour, bay and Cerro of Montevideo at right. Title and dedication contain a map of the city, with key below.
Place
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Other persons
Colnaghi, Paul, 1751-1833, publisher.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.124.77.