Seascape with four large ships and several single-masted boats. The closest boat, at the center of the composition, flies a British naval jack. In the background, at left, is a long landmass; at the far right is a solitary rock, the Mewstone.
The Mewstone or Great Mewstone is an island approximately 8km from Plymouth in the United Kingdom; its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for herring gull, "mew" or "maew". Artist information, title, and publisher information ("London. Publish'd 24 Feb 1782, by R. Sayer & J. Bennet, 53, Fleet Street." ) printed in lower margin.
