Pierre Charles Canot, ca. 1710–1777, French, active in Britain, "A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America," from Scenographia Americana, 1758-1760
- Title:
- "A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America," from Scenographia Americana
- Additional Title(s):
- Scenographia Americana: A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America
- Date:
- 1758-1760
- Materials & Techniques:
- Engraving
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 3/16 × 22 9/16 inches (43.6 × 57.3 cm), Plate: 14 1/2 × 20 11/16 inches (36.8 × 52.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
below image at center: A View of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North America. Vue de Charles Town Capitale de la Carolina du Sud dans l ’Amerique Septentrionale. | Engraved by C. Canot from an Original Painting of T. Mellish, in the collection of Mr John Bowles.; below: London. Printed for John Bowles.
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.1527
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Timothy J. Barringer, Art and Emancipation in Jamaica: Isaac Mendes Belisario and His Worlds, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2007, p. 271, no. 6, N8243 S576 B37 2007 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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