A Prospect of the Town and Harbour of Harwich

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street

This detailed engraving, showing a bird’s-eye-view of the town and harbour of Harwich in Essex, is coloured with washes of watercolour. The town of Harwich and the meeting of the River Stour and the River Orwell are seen as they appeared in the early 18th century. In the distance is a church in the village of Shotley, on a peninsula between the two rivers. The main buildings and features are identified in a lettered key below the image and include the ‘Lighthouse’, ‘St. Nicholas' Church’ in Harwich, ‘Shotley Church’ and 'Shotley gate house'.

Places

England, Harwich, Suffolk, Essex, River Orwell, River Stour, East Anglia, North Sea

Subjects

topography, seascape/coastal scene, townscape/cityscape, shore, sea, cliff, flag, coat of arms, harbour, house, fortress, church, spire, ship

Materials & Techniques

engraving, coloured engraving

Artist

British 18th century unknown

Title

A Prospect of the Town and Harbour of Harwich

Date

Medium

Coloured engraving

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, October 1961

GAC number

5616