Jean Bradford Fay engraving collection, circa late 1700s

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Fay, Jean Bradford
Title
Jean Bradford Fay engraving collection
Dates
circa late 1700s (inclusive)
Quantity
6 engravings
Collection Number
PH0099
Summary
Engravings made for 18th century publications on geography
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Additional Reference Guides

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Jean Bradford Fay was born in Seattle on April 22, 1904. While a resident of San Francisco in the 1930s and 1940s, Fay studied at the California School of Fine Arts and with Lyonel Feininger at Mills College in Oakland. For the Federal Art Project, she wove David Park's design into a tapestry for the auditorium curtain at Piedmont (California) High School. She died in Seattle in October 1986.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes:

  • 3 engravings forMiddleton's Complete System of Geography: an image of 3 California Native Americans; "Winter amusement in Holland"; "A Perspective view of the Admiralty Office, Dock-yard, storehouses &c. at Amsterdam"
  • Engraving forBanke's New System of Geography, published by Royal Authority: two images on one page-- "Habitations on Nootka Sound North America" and "The Inside of a habitation in Nootka Sound"
  • Engraving entitled: "Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound," captioned "W. Alexander del: from a sketch taken on a spit by H. Humphries, London," published May 1st, 1789, by J. Edwards Pall Mall and G. Robinson, Paternaster Row.
  • Engraving showing map and Nootka Indians in canoe:"Chart of Friendly Cove"

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

Preferred Citation

The required credit line for use of images from Special Collections is: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, [plus the negative number].

The negative number is provided with the image and is a letter + number combination such as UW13452; Hegg 1234; or NA1275. A typical credit line would be, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, UW13452.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Form or Genre Terms

  • Engravings

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)