Engraver: Pierre Charles Canot (British; French, c.1710-1777).
Title: View of the erect columns near the Shags cave on the island of Staffa, taken from the sea.
Titled and Annotated in plate: Engraved for the Modern Universal British Traveller.
Dimensions: Image 6 1/2" x 10 1/2". Sheet 9" x 14 1/2".
Publisher: J. Cooke.
Edition: Modern Universal British Traveller.
Date: c. 1779.
Materials and Techniques: engraving on laid paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: lower margin trimmed unevenly, . The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1981,U.2945 (the same engraving from Thomas Pennant 'Tour in Scotland, and voyage to the Hebrides')
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: British School XVIII C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.