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Photo Credit: photo: T. Rodriguez
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North East Harbour, Maine
194020th century
176 x 353 mm (6.9 x 13.9 in.)
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching and drypoint
Edition:
12 trial proofs and 49 published impressions, numbered I–XLVIII
Marks:
Signed in plate: “JAMES McBEY N.E. HARBOUR MAINE 20 Aug. 1940”; signed in ink, lower right: “James McBey”; inscribed “to George W. Davison”
Bibliography:
Carter supplement to Hardie 282.
Credit Line:
Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953
Accession Number:
1973.D1.26
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
- harbors - Designates well-sheltered inlets of water affording protection from wind and sea and sufficient depth to allow anchorage for vessels.
- Maine - TGN 7007515
- marine views - Use For Term
- New England - TGN 7014203 (general region): Refers to several states settled by English colonists, including Connecticut, Maine, Massaschusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The coastline has many harbors. It is on a broad continental shelf, with forested hills inland. It was inhabited by the 9th mill. BCE; the Algonquians were here when the Europeans settled in early 17th century.
- Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 176 x 353 mm (6.9 x 13.9 in.)
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Credit Caption
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959) . North East Harbour, Maine, 1940. Etching and drypoint. plate : 176 x 353 mm (6.9 x 13.9 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.26. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), before 1953. (photo: T. Rodriguez) .