The South-East Corner of Tangier, etc.
W. Hollar fecit.
[Published by John Overton, 1673.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. Sheet 125 x 215mm (5 x 8½"). Trimmed, tear in top left corner taped.
A view of the fortifications of Tangier, one of a series of views by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) showing the city when it was an English possession (1671-84). Tangier came into English possession as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II in 1662, although attempts to develop it strategically and commercially were unsuccessful. In 1688 Hollar, in his capacity of 'Scenographus Regus', went there as part of a mission sent to deal with problems with hostile natives. Hollar made many sketches of the city (some now in the British Museum), depicting the fortifications that were demolished in 1684 when the English abandoned Tangier.
Pennington 1188, state ii of iii
[Ref: 55506] £280.00
[Published by John Overton, 1673.]
Etching, 17th century watermark. Sheet 125 x 215mm (5 x 8½"). Trimmed, tear in top left corner taped.
A view of the fortifications of Tangier, one of a series of views by Wenceslaus Hollar (1607-77) showing the city when it was an English possession (1671-84). Tangier came into English possession as part of Catherine of Braganza's dowry when she married Charles II in 1662, although attempts to develop it strategically and commercially were unsuccessful. In 1688 Hollar, in his capacity of 'Scenographus Regus', went there as part of a mission sent to deal with problems with hostile natives. Hollar made many sketches of the city (some now in the British Museum), depicting the fortifications that were demolished in 1684 when the English abandoned Tangier.
Pennington 1188, state ii of iii
[Ref: 55506] £280.00