Plate XLIII. Anchor
Engraver
George Aikman
Editor
Professor Macvey Napier
(1776 - 1847)
Publisher
A & C Black Ltd
(founded 1807)
Date1830-1842
Object number00019699
NameSteel engraving
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 273 x 210 mm, 8 g
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis engraving featured in the 7th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica published between 1830 and 1842. The plate depicts several illustrations of anchors and a scene from an anchor smiths shop. The images include a common anchor; Mr Stuard's anchor; an anchor fluke; new mooring anchor; an anchor smiths shop; and Rodgers patent hollow shanked anchor. This engraving probably featured in the 7th edition ‘Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature’ published in 1842.
