Pico di Azores with one of the boats used among the Western Isles

Description

Watercolor on paper of "Pico di Azores with one of the boats used among the Western Isles", February 13, 1796, from the Latrobe Sketchbooks, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. The scene features two different types of sailing ships in the foreground. In the background is a blue sky, clouds, and Pico Island, one of nine islands in the Portuguese Azores. On the left end of the island is Ponta do Pico, a volcano, and the tallest mountain in Portugal.