The Morro Castle at the Entrance of Havanah Harbour Saturday April 10th 1847

£2,200 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

An attractive group of images by this well-known gifted amateur, who from 1845 to 1848 commanded the Vindictive as flag captain to Sir Francis William Austen on the North America and West Indies station. The pictures (images attached) are titled beneath on their mount: Morro Castle - entrance of Havana Harbour. April 10 1847 (180 by 260mm); Entrance of Havan Harbour Saturday April 10 1847 (187 by 322mm); Cape Antonio Cuba Tuesday April 6 1847 North 5 Miles (77 by 197mm) [ on the same mount] Off havana Harbour April 10 1847 SWSw 6 Miles (77 by 197mm) Cf. “Through British Eyes: Images of Bermuda 1815-1860” Exhibition catalogue New York and Hamilton, 1997.

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