Venus Fort, erected by the End…. People to secure themselves during the observation of the transit of Venus.

Title

Venus Fort, erected by the End…. People to secure themselves during the observation of the transit of Venus.

Source

Parkinson, Sydney. ‘A journal of a voyage to the South Seas in the HMS Endeavour…And embellished with twenty-nine views and designs, engraved by capital artists.’. London: Printed for Charles Dilly and James Phillips, 1784.

Page or Plate number

plate 4, opp.p.16

Date made

1784

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English

Legacy id

218561

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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