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Title	Perspective view of the Harbour, Castles, & Town of Porto Bello:
Publisher	Bowles, Thomas, d. 1767 Bowles, John, 1701-1779
Place of Publication	London
Date	21 April 1740
Publisher Transcription	Published April 21. 1740. Printed for Tho. Bowles in St. Pauls Church Yard & John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Physical description	1 view ; 38 x 49 cm., sheet 65 x 52 cm.
Geographic Area	Central America Panama Portobelo [Porto Bello]
Coordinates	W 80°/N9° approx.
Depiction date	1739
Notes	Kashnor notes, "This view is very rare, and impressions with the printed description beneath are exceedingly rare." View with extensive text below.. "with the disposition of the Ships under Command of Vice Admiral Vernon, when he took the same on the 22nd of November 1739 with six Men of War only: showing the manner of cannonading of the Iron Castle Scaling the Walls & other incidents during that glorious action." "An Account of Admiral Vernon's taking Porto Bello, as published by Authority." Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Art Work. Verso Text: MS note: 901.
Call Number	105:901 M
Provenance	Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
Donor/Former owner	Kashnor, L. Museum Book Store.
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Book Maps
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	Low resolution, migrated image; no image kept on file, must request new image.
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