A view of Pensacola, in West Florida Vue de Pensacola dans le Floride occidentale. – Vintage Wall Art
![A view of Pensacola, in West Florida Vue de Pensacola dans le Floride occidentale., London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by G. Gauld ... & sold by T. Jefferys in the Strand, [177-] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/51/51e6386e787b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures A view of Pensacola, in West Florida Vue de Pensacola dans le Floride occidentale. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A view of Pensacola, in West Florida Vue de Pensacola dans le Floride occidentale.
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A London engraving dedicated to Rear Admiral Sir William Burnaby, commander in chief of British ships at Jamaica and in the Gulf of Mexico, gives this view of Pensacola its particular character. George Gauld, a surveyor and naval draftsman who charted the Florida coast for the Royal Navy, made the plate, and Thomas Jefferys sold it in the Strand. Pensacola had been the seat of British West Florida since 1763 and served as a naval base until Spanish forces under Bernardo de Gálvez took the town in 1781. The print is catalogued among Revolution-era graphics, though its subject is the British outpost and its harbor.
| Created / published | London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by G. Gauld ... & sold by T. Jefferys in the Strand, [177-] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching and engraving. |
| Genre | Marines (Visual works) 1770-1780.Intaglio prints 1770-1780. |
| Notes | Title from item. Caption continues: To the Honourable Sr. William Burnaby Rear Admiral of the Red, Commander ni Chief of His Majesty's ships at Jamaica, & in the Gulf of Mexico, &c. This view of Pensacola is dedicated by his most obedt. humble servt. Geo. Gauld. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 614. |
| Subjects | Waterfronts--Florida--Pensacola--1770-1780. Ships--Florida--Pensacola--1770-1780. Pensacola (Fla.)--1770-1780. Pensacola Bay (Fla.)--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,093 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-122548 |
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