Description
This print shows a view on the harbour of Chequetan or Seguataneo. Zihuatanejo, as it is called nowadays, is the fourth largest city in the Mexican state of Guerrero. It was known by 18th-century English mariners as Chequetan and/or Seguataneo. The famous and unfortunate expedition of Lord George Anson, consisting at the start of eight ships, was sent under the command of George Anson at the beginning of the war with Spain, to harass the Spaniards on the western coast of South America. Seven ships were lost around Cape Horn and on the coast of Chile and out of 900 men, 600 perished. The primary object of the expedition was not attained, but by the capture of the Manila Galleon near China, Anson and the surviving members of his crew reached England much the richer. This account is the official one… It is a model of what such literature should be.’ The print is attached to an old paper with watermark and a handwritten description of Chequetan.
Made by an anonymous engraver after Anson.
Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 44 x 28 cm (17.32 x 11.02 inch). Image size: 36.7 x 20.5 cm. (14.45 x 8.07 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Fold as published. Minor creases. Attached in two corners on 18th century paper with text in pencil. Print has small margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
ZIHUATANEJO-CHEQUETAN-SEGUATANEO-MEXICO-NORTH AMERICA-SPANIARDS-LORD ANSON | RB-TEMPLATE 34-LARGE
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This attractive print was published in Lord George Anson’s “Reizen rondom de wereld”. In english ‘A Voyage Round the World in the Years 1740-1744’, published in London ca 1767. The work was compiled by Richard Walter from Anson’s papers and materials. The work was first published in 1748 and was the official account of Anson’s famous circumnavigation of the world. It is considered a “masterpiece of descriptive travel” and was the most popular book of maritime adventure of the eighteenth century. .
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