Original 1842 steel engraving with Tynemouth Castle raised on the cliff and, on the beach, a stranded vessel among scattered cargo that the local people are picking over. Drawing by George Balmer and engraving by Edward Finden; the caption adds "Vessel wrecked on the rocks".
Original 1842 steel engraving with Tynemouth Castle raised on the cliff and, on the beach, a stranded vessel among scattered cargo that the local people are picking over. Drawing by George Balmer and engraving by Edward Finden; the caption adds "Vessel wrecked on the rocks".
It comes from The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain, published in London by George Virtue between 1838 and 1842 with engravings by William and Edward Finden.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist / after: George Balmer.
Engraver: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857).
Date: 1842.
Source: The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain, Geo. Virtue, London.
Dimensions: Image 7.0 x 4.8 in (17.8 x 12.2 cm).
Condition: Image clean and well inked. Paper somewhat toned with scattered foxing in the margins.