Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne

Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne

Wenceslaus Hollar

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Series title, from a series including five additional Tangier views. View from Tangier onto York Castle and Peterborough Tower; in the foreground, three figures and a dog; on the left, the coast, with horses and carts, and the sea, with ships; in the distance, hills; ornate cartouche at top center.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Prospect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the TowneProspect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the TowneProspect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the TowneProspect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the TowneProspect of ye North side of Tangier regarding the mayne Sea from the hill as you come from Whitby or the West, toward the Towne

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