Prospect of ye lower part of Tangier, from the hill West of White-hall, from "Views of Tangier"
Wenceslaus Hollar · Bohemian
Date: 1669–73
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 13/16 × 8 3/8 in. (12.2 × 21.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Fortification, Hills, Horses, Soldiers, Weapons
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Date range
1669 – 1673
Largest dimension
21.3 cm
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