- Museum number
- 1897,1213.697.1-27
- Description
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'Views in the Madeiras executed on stone by Mess.er Westall, Nicholson, Harding, Nash, Villeneuve, Gauci, &c. &c. after drawings made from nature by the Revd James Bulwer, M.A., F.L.S., &c. &c.' (London: C. & J. Rivington; Dublin: Hodges & McArthur; Paris & Mulhausen: Engelmann & Co) 1827; containing 27 lithographs after Bulwer:
1. Outline of the coast of the island
2. 'Funchal, from the anchorage', by W. Westall
3. 'Forte do Ilhedo, Loo Rock', by Westall
4. 'Funchal, from the Chapel of Santa Catharina', by W. Gauci
5. 'A Fortaleza do Pico, the Peak Castle', by Westall
6. 'View among the moinhos', by E. Nicholson
7. 'The district of Funchal, from the mountain-path above the Allegria', by Westall
8. 'The waterfall', by Westall
9. 'Ribeiro dos Socorridos', by Westall
10. 'Jardim de Serra', by Villeneuve
11. 'Descent into the Curral, from the ridge under Pico Grande', by F. Nash
12. The Church of Nossa Sena do Livramento, in the Curral', by Nicholson
13. 'Ribeira Brava', by Westall
14. 'Calheta', by Westall
15. 'Pico Ruivo, the Torrinhas &c &c, from the Paul de Serra', by Nicholson
16. 'Encommiado of St Vicente', by J.D. Harding
17. 'The Church of Ponta Delgada', by Westall
18. 'Pico Ruivo &c, from the grounds of St Jorge', by Nicholson
19. 'Ribeiro de St Jorge', by Nicholson
20. 'Fayal', by Gauci
21. 'Ribeiro Meyo-Metade', by Villeneuve
22. 'Santa Cruz', by Westall
23. 'Machico', by Gauci
24. 'Cliffs on the north-east side of Point Lorenzo', by Westall
25. 'The Valley of Porto-Cruz', by Gauci
26. 'The town of Porto Santo', by Westall
27. 'Interior of Porto Santo', by Gauci
Together with lithogaphed title-page with vignette of 'the Government House', dedication to George Stoddart, and smalllithographs within the text serving as head and tail pieces. Bound in red leather at the British Museum bindery, with gold lettering at the spine and marbled endpapers.
Lithograph
- Production date
- 1827
- Dimensions
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Height: 485 millimetres (approx. size of each sheet)
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Width: 330 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- Cataloguing supported by the Elizabeth Cayzer Charitable Trust
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Views in the Madeiras
- Acquisition date
- 1897
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1897,1213.697.1-27