Original 1842 steel engraving with Bamburgh Castle — "Bamborough" in the spelling of the caption — outlined on its headland facing the North Sea, with fishing boats fighting the swell in the foreground. Drawing by George Balmer and engraving by William Finden.
Original 1842 steel engraving with Bamburgh Castle — "Bamborough" in the spelling of the caption — outlined on its headland facing the North Sea, with fishing boats fighting the swell in the foreground. Drawing by George Balmer and engraving by William Finden.
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: William Finden.
Date: 1842.
Source: The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Coast Scenery of Great Britain, Geo. Virtue, London.
Dimensions: Image 6.9 x 4.9 in (17.5 x 12.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Image clean and firmly inked; paper lightly toned with an odd spot of foxing in the margins.