The harbour and part of the town of Havannah : The entrance of Havannah, from within the harbour

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The harbour and part of the town of Havannah
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Item Information

Title:
The harbour and part of the town of Havannah : The entrance of Havannah, from within the harbour
Title (alt.):
The entrance of Havannah, from within the harbour
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Date:
[1777–1781]
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Views
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Harbors--Cuba--Havana--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Warships--British--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Havana (Cuba)--Pictorial works--Early works to 1800
Places:
Havana (province) > Havana
Extent:
2 views on 1 sheet : etching ; each 21 x 42 cm, on sheet 84 x 61 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
London : J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale:
Not drawn to scale
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Top view shows the harbor and port; bottom view shows Havana with its channel guarded by forts, the city itself surrounded by a wall.
Ill. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres ... London : 1777-1781.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_010119
LCCN:
2004672421