Whitby Harbour, Yorkshire

Richly detailed steel engraving of Whitby harbour in Yorkshire, northern England by James Duffield Harding featuring the gothic abbey that inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. First published in Finden's Views of the Ports, Harbours, Watering-Places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain (London 1842: J. Virtue). Hand colored. Double mat. Gilded frame with red undertones. 

Excerpt: In a gale of wind from the eastward, Whitby is perhaps one of the most dangerous harbours that a vessel can attempt to take between Yarmouth roads and the Frith of Forth, and captains of coasting vessels cannot be too frequently warned to avoid it. As the flood tide sets strong to the southward across the entrance to the harbour, vessels in attempting to enter with a gale of wind from the north-east are extremely liable to be driven on the rocks and wrecked at the foot of the cliff beyond the east pier.

Size: 15 h x 15 1/4 w

Condition: Artwork is in excellent condition. Frame has a few rubbed spots where red undertone shows through (see last photo).