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Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne

by 1673
Not on view
Series title, from a series including five additional Tangier views. View from Tangier onto York Castle and Peterborough Tower; in the foreground, three figures and a dog; on the left, the coast, with horses and carts, and the sea, with ships; in the distance, hills; ornate cartouche at top center.

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  • Title: Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne
  • Series/Portfolio: Views of Tangier : Title and five plates (New Hollstein 2227-2232)
  • Artist: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London)
  • Date: by 1673
  • Medium: Etching; intermediate state with substantial re-working but before the changes
    described for second state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 × 8 7/16 in. (13 × 21.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Julie Parsons Redmond, 1960
  • Object Number: 60.534.19
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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