James Heath, 1757–1834, British, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790, 1770
- Title:
- Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Edinburgh: J. Ruthven, for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, 1790
- Additional Title(s):
- Preliminary drawing for the frontispiece of Vol. I of Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile, by James Bruce
- Date:
- 1770
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, pen and black ink, and gray and brown wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 × 8 inches (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper left and upper center: "No 1", "No 1"; in pen and brown ink, lower center: "1770"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8785
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- historical subject
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9910
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