Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: Grotto of Camoens, Macao

Today a little pavilion perches on a bare rock above a sailboat-dotted bay

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1843. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. Touched with color, a coastal view of a rounded, cave-pierced boulder topped with a small roofed shelter, with seated figures at left and boats on pale water. Hills fade into haze. It is 10.5 inches wide and 7.8 high.

A rock with a hat and a very fine view.