The Naval Chronicle

Between 1806 and 1816 ten plates after William Westall drawings appeared in 'The Naval Chronicle' which was published in 40 volumes between 1799 and 1818 by Joyce Gold, 103 Shoe Lane, London. In the first 6 volumes the frontispiece of Britannia "represented in her Naval Character supported by the Trident, standing firm amid surrounding Storms" is after a Richard Westall drawing. The engraver in volumes 1,2,5 & 6 is Cooke and in vols 3 & 4 it is Heath.

All spelling is from the original.

The monochrome plates after William Westall are:

Vol XVI, 1806 p.129 'View looking up Coupang River, Island of Timor' from a drawing by Mr William Westall, brother of the Academician. Publication date 30th August 1806with the location described as East Indies. "Mr Westall is at present resident in the island of Madeira" No engraver's name is given so William may have been the engraver.

Vol XX, 1808 p.132 'Malay Prows,and a View of the South side of Coupang Bay, Island of Timor' engraved by Bennett. Publication date 31 August 1808. "These proas are very fast sailers"

Vol XX, 1808 p. 386 'View of the East of Madeira' engraved by Bennett 31 October, 1808. Drawn 1807. "A drawing by that rising young artist, Mr William Westall". A coloured aquatint vignette of this view was sold in 1980 by the Parker Gallery.

Vol XXI, 1809 p. 300 'Bombay Castle' eng Baily April 29, 1809. "An accurate representation". The National Maritime museum has an engraving of this view although it is a much better reproduction.

Vol XXII 1809 p. 213 'Government House, Funchall, Madeira' Drawn 1807, eng. Baily 30 Sept 1809. "The town residence of the Governor of Madeira". In the 'Burlington Magazine' 1954 A.P. Oppe in an article on Richard Wilson and William Hodges (www.jstor.org/stable871448) states: "'A View of Funchal, Madeira', in the Bacon Collection, which he attributes to Hodges, was regarded by Sir Hickman Bacon as by William Westall, although sold as by Wilson."

Vol XXII, 1809 p. 385 'Port Jackson, New South Wales' eng Baily 30 Nov 1809. "The annexed view was taken from Garden Island. The ships appear off the entrance to Sidney Cove, the chief settlement." Probably view to be seen on this blog

Vol XXVI, 1811 p.148 'View on Canton River, China' eng Baily 31 Aug 1811. "Taken about thirty miles from Canton". Original thought to be at the National Maritime Museum.

Vol XVIII, 1812 p.400 'Mosk in Panwell river Dekhan, India' eng Baily 30 Nov 1812. (In the introduction to the Plates erroneorusly given as in China)

Vol XXIX,1813 p52 'Fort Cornwallis - Prince of Wales Island' eng Baily 30 Jan 1813"Pulo Penang. In the Strait, near the coast of Malacca". Probable original in the India Office, British Library.

Vol XXXVI, 1816 p.481 'Panwell River, Dekkan, India' eng Baily 31 Dec 1816.