'View into the Chasm...' Size:M: 60 x 40cm View of Bucklersbury

View of Bucklersbury

The satire refers to the popular discontent with the King's conduct ten years after his acclamation in 1760

James Sadler was a professional balloonist of the time

Belfast Castle standing in the pleasant park on the slopes of cavehill

'View into the Chasm...' Size:M: 60 x 40cm View of BucklersburyLandscape view from above the chasm, largely obscured by steam. Full title caption on a tissue overlay 'View into the Chasm where Lake Rotomahana was from East Slope of Te Hape o toroa.' An additional inscription on the far right background reads 'Hills towards Galatea.' The image is scaled along the bottom edge '5,000 yards.' The print is embossed 'Charles Spencer, photographer'. Original: albumen print. 1886