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Print made by William Daniell, 1769–1837, British, A View of the East India Docks, 1808

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Creator:

Print made by William Daniell, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, 1769; active in England, India, and Scotland; died in London, England, 1837
after William Daniell, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, 1769; active in England, India, and Scotland; died in London, England, 1837
Published by William Daniell, born in Kingston upon Thames, England, 1769; active in England, India, and Scotland; died in London, England, 1837

Title:

A View of the East India Docks

Part Of:

Collective Title: Views of the London Docks

Date:

1808

Materials & Techniques:

Soft-ground etching and aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 21 × 34 inches (53.3 × 86.4 cm), Plate: 19 1/4 × 33 1/8 inches (48.9 × 84.1 cm), Image: 15 3/4 × 30 3/8 inches (40 × 77.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "(c)"; lower right: "(c)"; on verso in graphite, lower right: "Docks"; lower right: "[Gift ...]"; lower right: "/ 8.-- 10--"

Collector's mark, verso: Paul Mellon

Lettered below image, lower center: "A VIEW OF THE EAST INDIA DOCKS. | The East India Docks are solely for the accommodation of Shipping employed by the English East India Company. They consist of two spacious basons; on the quays of the largest of which all the produce imported by the Company from the East is unloaded; & in the other all Vessels that are outward bound receive their cargoes. The dimensions of the former is 1410 feet in length, by 560 in breadth, & will contain eighty four | Ships of eight hundred tons each; the latter is 780 feet in length, by 520 in breadth, & the depth of both is 26 feet: the whole superficial extent of water, including the entrance, being thirty acres & a half. The smaller bason is an enlargement of one formerly in the possession of Mr. Perry, but the other was constructed by the East India Dock Company; & was begun in the month of August 1803 & Open'd in Augst. 1806. | The East India Docks may be considered as placed at the eastern limits of the City of London. A chain of connected streets already extend to the Village of Blackwall, adjoining to which these great marine depots are situated. Many new streets are already begun in its vicinity, the whole plain is scattered with buildings, used either as Dwellings or Manufactories, & the several newly constructed roads, leading to these & the West India | Docks, will doubtless at no distant period be the future chief streets of this part of the British Metropolis. | Drawn, Engraved & Published, Octr. 1st. 1803, by William Daniell, No. 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London."

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