Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Museum and the Online Archive of California
Creator Name:
Sykes, John (1773-1858), British, artist
Creator Role:
artist
Title:
View of the Island de Cerros, on the coast of California [in the Bay of Sebastiano Vizcaino, Lower California, Mexico]
Date:
[between 1791 and 1795]
Materials:
drawing on paper: watercolor and pencil
Dimensions:
8.1 x 36.9 cm.
Current Location:
Bancroft Library.
Address:
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Object ID:
BANC PIC 1963.002:1134--ffALB
Subject:
- Expeditions & surveys
- Mexico
- Voyages to the Pacific
- Drawings
- Landscapes
- Travel sketches
- Watercolors
Heading:
Content/Description:
Notes:
Rough mountains coming down to water.
Heading:
Notes/Inscriptions:
Notes:
Handwritten title (LC): View of the Island de Cerros, on the Coast of California; The peak N 40 Et dist. off shore 5 or 6 leags. Signature (LR): John Sykes. Handwritten (LR, above signature): 37.
Collection Description:
METS ID:
ark:/13030/tf3p3008t 8

View of the Island de Cerros, on the coast of California [in the Bay of Sebastiano V…