Description of the island and city of Corfu, with part of the coast of Greece, Epirus, and the Suliote chain of mountains, in the distance; the whole representation embellished, in the foreground, with a variety of costume worn by the Greeks, assembled on Fort Neuf to celebrate the annual religious festival of "La Madonna:" now exhibiting in H.A. Barker and J. Burford's Panorama, Strand.

Henry Aston Barker

RA Collection: Book

Record number

24/903

Author

Imprint

London: Printed by J. and C. Adlard, 1823

Physical Description

12p., 1 plate (folded): illus.; 210 mm.

General Note

Folded plate entitled: Explanation of a View of the Island and City of Corfu, exhibiting in the Panorama, Strand.

The panorama is based on drawings taken on the top of Fort Neuf by J. Cartwright, Esq. A.D. Paymaster-general for the Ionian Islands.

Provenance

Part of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA presented by Mrs Rodwell in 1937 (see RA Annual Report for 1937, p. 55).
Bound (21) in vol. I of a set of pamphlets from the library of Richard Westmacott RA.

Binding Note

In green quarter-bound leather; spine with two red leather labels, both lettered in gilt, the first as 'Miscellaneous' and the second as 'Vol. / I'.

Subject

Panoramas - Corfu Island (Greece) ; Description and travel - Corfu Island (Greece) ; Pictorial works - Panorama (Strand, London, England)

Contributors

Joseph Cartwright, source artist
Mrs. Rodwell, donor
Richard Westmacott the Younger RA, previous owner
John Burford, contributor
J. and C. Adlard (London), printer