The Plymouth Breakwater.
Drawn from Nature and on Stone by H. Worsley. Printed by C. Hullmandel.
Pub.d by S. Saunders, Repository for Artists, No. 101, Fore Street, Devonport. [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on india. Sheet 190 x 235mm (7½ x 9¼"). Laid on new card.
In 1806 John Rennie and Joseph Whidbey were commissioned to make Plymouth a safe haven for the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. Work started in 1812 and four million tons of rock were used, at a cost of £1.5 million, equivalent to £90 million today.
[Ref: 41452] £120.00
Pub.d by S. Saunders, Repository for Artists, No. 101, Fore Street, Devonport. [n.d., c.1830.]
Lithograph on india. Sheet 190 x 235mm (7½ x 9¼"). Laid on new card.
In 1806 John Rennie and Joseph Whidbey were commissioned to make Plymouth a safe haven for the Channel Fleet during the Napoleonic Wars. Work started in 1812 and four million tons of rock were used, at a cost of £1.5 million, equivalent to £90 million today.
[Ref: 41452] £120.00