The Acroplis of Athens from a beautiful Valley near the top of Mount Himettus

Mounted in album with PAI4334-PAI4470, PAI4472-PAI4597.

ID:	PAI4471
Type:	Drawing
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	William Hay Wardrop, William Hay
Places:	Unlinked place
Date made:	Jan 1838
People:	William Hay Wardrop, William Hay
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Sheet: 269 x 360 mm
Parts:	Album Title page - Log of the Proceedings of H.M.S. Serpent, 16 Guns, kept by W H Wardrop, Mate, 1842 (Drawing) (PAI4334) Boats on a quayside out of the water (Drawing) (PAI4335) Two boats, one with sails set, alongside a quayside (Drawing) (PAI4336) Sketch of HMS Pembroke's 2nd Cutter (Drawing) (PAI4337) Two small fighting vessels sailing close together in a stiff breeze 'a case of I am werry nearby' (Drawing) (PAI4338) Two vessels, one an HM naval cutter, at sea (Drawing) (PAI4339) View of a city, possibly on the Bosphorus (Drawing) (PAI4340) Scene set among trees 'Jerarlio Gate - inside sublime' (Drawing) (PAI4341) View of a city from the burial grounds across a river, possibly Istanbul (Drawing) (PAI4342) Sketch of boats on a river 'going up - Bosphorus' (Drawing) (PAI4343) Sketch of a city, possibly Ancona, with a lighthouse in the bay (Drawing) (PAI4344) Sketch of the lighthouse, Mole of Ancona (Drawing) (PAI4345) Sketch of a fighting vessel in a rough sea lowering her sails (Drawing) (PAI4346) Sketch of a fighting vessel in a calm (Drawing) (PAI4347) 'A Slaver' becalmed (Drawing) (PAI4348) Small two-masted boat at sea (Drawing) (PAI4349) Fighting vessel in a calm (Drawing) (PAI4350) Sketch of a naval vessel in a choppy sea (Drawing) (PAI4351) Sketch of a naval cutter? scudding along in a choppy sea (Drawing) (PAI4352) Two naval frigates, Vernon and Rover in a heavy sea (Drawing) (PAI4353) French fighting ship and a British naval cutter off a headland (Drawing) (PAI4354) Two coastline drawings, part of an entry in a logbook, 16 Oct 1835 (Drawing) (PAI4355) HMS Vernon, Zante 1835 (Drawing) (PAI4356) HM Corvette Orestes at anchor (in a storm) Malaga, Jany 1837 (Drawing) (PAI4357) Sketch of small sailing vessels at sea, including the Mary, Edinburgh's launch (Drawing) (PAI4358) Sketch of naval ships' boats at sea (Drawing) (PAI4359) Sketch of HMS Harlequin in a rough sea (Drawing) (PAI4360) Sketch of three sailing vessels in a stiff breeze (Drawing) (PAI4361) Sketch of a sailing vessel in full sail (Drawing) (PAI4362) Sketch of a naval frigate in full sail off a rocky coast (Drawing) (PAI4363) Sketch of naval frigate in a rough sea (Drawing) (PAI4364) Sketch of HMS Rodney from the stern (Drawing) (PAI4365) Sketch of HMS Pembroke off Brindisi, 1839 (Drawing) (PAI4366) Sketch of HM Ship the Jane 18 guns (Drawing) (PAI4367) Sketch of a waterfall (Drawing) (PAI4368) Sketch of HMS Pembroke sailing out of Brindisi, 1839 (Drawing) (PAI4369) Two images of naval vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAI4370) Sketch of naval vessels in a convoy at sea (Drawing) (PAI4371) Sketch of 'Launches starting in the Regatta' (Drawing) (PAI4372) Sketch of the route taken, Grand Harbour, Valetta, for the Regatta (Drawing) (PAI4373) Sketch of 'Jolly boats starting at the Regatta' (Drawing) (PAI4374) Slight sketch of shipping in a bay (Drawing) (PAI4375) Sketch of a sailing ship off a harbour wall (Drawing) (PAI4376) HMS Barham 'Mainsail Haule' (Drawing) (PAI4377) Third rate fighting vessel, possibly HMS Barham (Drawing) (PAI4378) Sketch of a ten gun ship in a rough sea (Drawing) (PAI4379) Sketch of 'A Bay in the Morea' (Drawing) (PAI4380) Sketch of the Harbour & Town of Navarino from the Anchorage (Drawing) (PAI4381) Sketch of Zante Town & Citadel from the Anchorage (Drawing) (PAI4382) Sketch of Smuggler and Revenue Cutter in chase, 1837 (Drawing) (PAI4383) Sketch of HMS Inconstant (Drawing) (PAI4384) Sketch of HMS Undaunted, Hove to (Drawing) (PAI4385) Sketch of a barge in strong winds (Drawing) (PAI4386) Sketch of a naval frigate at anchor (Drawing) (PAI4387) Sketch of a naval frigate at anchor (Drawing) (PAI4388) Sketch of a fourth rate, masts reduced and sails taken down (Drawing) (PAI4389) Sketch of a naval frigate at anchor (Drawing) (PAI4390) HM Ship Bellerophon, 1834 (Drawing) (PAI4391) HM Ship Vernon, alongside Hulk, Sheerness 1834 (Drawing) (PAI4392) HM Ship Asia, & Caledonia (Drawing) (PAI4393) Two images, HMS Barham's barge and French brig Le Pourer (Drawing) (PAI4394) Outline sketch of a sailing vessel, unfinished (Drawing) (PAI4395) Slight sketch of the Bellerophon (Drawing) (PAI4396) Sketch of a fighting vessel (Drawing) (PAI4397) Two Sketches of a sailing vessel (Drawing) (PAI4398) Small sketch of sailing vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAI4399) Slight sketch of small sailing vessels (Drawing) (PAI4400) Two-decker fighting vessel sailing off a headland (Drawing) (PAI4401) HMS Pembroke, Pola, 1859 (Drawing) (PAI4402) Sketch of Revenue Cutter in chase of a smuggler (Drawing) (PAI4403) Sketch of Vernon reefing topsails (Drawing) (PAI4404) Slight sketch of a cutter? (Drawing) (PAI4405) Sketch of a Sultan's Palace (Drawing) (PAI4406) HMS Britannia at sea (Drawing) (PAI4407) HMS Vestal at sea (Drawing) (PAI4408) Lateen-rigged craft in calm waters off a rocky coastline (Drawing) (PAI4409) Mount Etna seen from off Messina (Drawing) (PAI4410) Sketch of Coastal town of Pirano and Salvore Lighthouse (Drawing) (PAI4411) Sketch of Island & Rocks of Pelagosa (Drawing) (PAI4412) Three views of Trieste 'taken while running for the anchorage' (Drawing) (PAI4413) View of Trieste? from the bay (Drawing) (PAI4414) View of a bay with a lighthouse, possibly Trieste (Drawing) (PAI4415) Two Views, one of Pisa, the other of Livorno (Drawing) (PAI4416) Two Views, one of the bay, the other of a distant coastline (Drawing) (PAI4417) View of a bay with shipping against a mountain backround (Drawing) (PAI4418) Chart of the Gulf of Smyrna (Drawing) (PAI4419) Chart of the Islands of Malta and Gozo (Drawing) (PAI4420) Chart of the man of War Bay, Island of Aegina (Drawing) (PAI4421) Chart of the Island of Paros (Drawing) (PAI4422) Naval frigate sailing off a Mediterranean? port (Drawing) (PAI4423) Two decker naval vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4424) Page of ten different sketches of various kinds of sailing craft and a long boat (Drawing) (PAI4425) Slight sketch of sailing vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4426) Sketch of naval ships at anchor at the watering place, port of Pireus, Athens (Drawing) (PAI4427) Sketch of the town of Malaga from the anchorage (Drawing) (PAI4428) Naval vessels in a rough sea off a harbour wall (Drawing) (PAI4429) View of Carthagena 1837 (Drawing) (PAI4430) Naval frigate at sea 'Trying how long a boom mainsail will stand' (Drawing) (PAI4431) Sketch of Jupiter Olympus from the Stadium at sunset (Drawing) (PAI4432) Sketch of monument of Syricrates, Athens (Drawing) (PAI4433) Page of various sketches of fighting vessels (Drawing) (PAI4434) Two sketches of a small armed naval vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4435) Slight sketch of a naval cutter (Drawing) (PAI4436) HMS Scorpion coming out of Cartagena Harbour (Drawing) (PAI4437) Unfinished sketch of a frigate in full sail from the stern (Drawing) (PAI4438) Sketch of the Partenon, Acropolis, Athens, 1838 (Drawing) (PAI4439) Sketch of HM Rapid 10 gun brig, Malta Harbour, 1838 (Drawing) (PAI4440) HM Ship Barham at sea, 1838 (Drawing) (PAI4441) Sketch of Pyranese Mountain, Rosa Bay Town of Figaros, Fort St Fernando (Drawing) (PAI4442) Sketch of a Stambouli Caicque (Drawing) (PAI4443) Sketch of the Amphitheatre at Pola built in the reign of Augustus Caesar, from Pola Harbour, HMS Pembroke (Drawing) (PAI4444) Page from a logbook for HMS Vernon from Malta to Salinas, 13-16 May 1835 (Drawing) (PAI4445) Three coastal views taken from HMS Vernon at anchor, 1835 (Drawing) (PAI4446) Two coastal views taken from HMS Vernon, Salinis Bay, 1835 (Drawing) (PAI4447) Sketch of the town of Pola and part of the Amphitheatre (Drawing) (PAI4448) Coastline sketch, with the town of Ceuta (Drawing) (PAI4449) Sketch of a distant view of the Rock of Gibraltar (Drawing) (PAI4450) Coastline sketch of Halifax Harbour, HM Ship Pembroke at mooring, 1834 (Drawing) (PAI4451) Sketch of naval ship sailing past a mountainous coastline (Drawing) (PAI4452) Sketch of two-decker naval vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4453) Sketch of HMS Talbot (Drawing) (PAI4454) Unfinished sketch of a caique (Drawing) (PAI4455) Two coastline sketches (Drawing) (PAI4456) Two coastline sketches, one showing Figuares and town of Castillion (Drawing) (PAI4457) Two coastline sketches, one showing Syracuse (Drawing) (PAI4458) Three coastline sketches, one showing three fighting vessel anchored in a bay (Drawing) (PAI4459) Three coastline sketches, one showing three Quarantine Islands of Marseilles (Drawing) (PAI4460) Unfinished sketch of coastline, with shipping in the bay (Drawing) (PAI4461) Three coastline sketches, one showing the town of Pirano (Drawing) (PAI4462) Two coastline sketches, showing the town and lighthouse of Salvore (Drawing) (PAI4463) Sketch of a schooner rigged vessel flying the skull and crossbones (Drawing) (PAI4464) Sketch of a ship's boat (Drawing) (PAI4465) Rough sketch of Pembroke's launch, Fairy Queen (Drawing) (PAI4466) Slight sketch of a sailing vessel rolled over in a heavy sea (Drawing) (PAI4467) View of Trieste 'While running from' anchorage (Drawing) (PAI4468) View of a mountainous coast with a town built on the rocks (Drawing) (PAI4469) View of the Piraeus, Port of Athens, Pillars at the Entrance (Drawing) (PAI4470) The Acroplis of Athens from a beautiful Valley near the top of Mount Himettus (Drawing) (PAI4471) Rough sketch of naval vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4472) Scene at sea with various sailing craft, including a British fighting ship flying the red ensign (Drawing) (PAI4473) Sketch of Malta Harbour with a sailing race between 'Barkques Pinnace and Barge' (Drawing) (PAI4474) Sketch of naval vessel at sea, reefing topsails (Drawing) (PAI4475) Two naval vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAI4476) Two coastal views, one showing the town of Malaga (Drawing) (PAI4477) Two coastal views, one showing 'Hts of Barogoa...' (Drawing) (PAI4478) Sketch of a mountainous coastline, and detail of contours of a rock face (Drawing) (PAI4479) View of the coastline of Corfu (Drawing) (PAI4480) View of coastline of Paxo (Drawing) (PAI4481) Coastline sketch 'apes hill' (Drawing) (PAI4482) Naval vessel anchored off mountainous coast with a town stretching down to water's edge (Drawing) (PAI4483) Naval vessel sailing through Gulf of Patras entrance to Lepanto Gulf (Drawing) (PAI4484) HMS Inconstant (Drawing) (PAI4485) View from the little Greek Village of Castri - Oracle of Delphi to the right (Drawing) (PAI4486) The Cave at Delphi where it is supposed the people used to consult the Oracle... (Drawing) (PAI4487) View of Crysa or the road to Delphi - an olive plain (Drawing) (PAI4488) View of a Greek? Island (Drawing) (PAI4489) View of the Greek Island of Anaffi (Drawing) (PAI4490) The Town of Albeuga, Italy - Taken at Sunset or our Passage to Ma-cor, HMS Pembroke (Drawing) (PAI4491) View of a town on a river, with moutains in the backround - Sivadia, Morea (Peloponnesus) Greece (Drawing) (PAI4492) Naval vessels at anchor in bay (Drawing) (PAI4493) Fleet of naval vessels sailing off the Island of Zembra, Tunisia (Drawing) (PAI4494) View of a town and fort in a bay (Drawing) (PAI4495) Sketch of naval frigate at sea (Drawing) (PAI4496) View of the coastline of Island of Paxo (Drawing) (PAI4497) View of Cape Col---?, with the Temple Minerva (Drawing) (PAI4498) View of coastline from HMS Vernon on its way to Malta (Drawing) (PAI4499) View of two islands on route from Zante to Malta (Drawing) (PAI4500) Sketch of distant view of Valetta (Drawing) (PAI4501) View of coastline of Cape St Angelo (Drawing) (PAI4502) Unidentified city surrounded by fortress walls, with a bridge across entrance to the sea (Drawing) (PAI4503) Two coastline views (Drawing) (PAI4504) Two coastline views taken from HM Ship Vernon to Zante (Drawing) (PAI4505) View of coastline taken from HM Ship Vernon from Zante to Malta (Drawing) (PAI4506) View of coastline showing town of Moden, Navarino Bay (Drawing) (PAI4507) View of coastline taken from HMS Vernon at Zante Harbour (Drawing) (PAI4508) View of coastline taken cruising off Cape Matapan (Drawing) (PAI4509) View of coastline 'Sapho's Leap' (Drawing) (PAI4510) View of coastline of Cape Matapan (Drawing) (PAI4511) Naval vessel passing a distant coastline 'Tipsara' (Drawing) (PAI4512) View of coastline 'Tipsara' with a local craft sailing past (Drawing) (PAI4513) Sailing vessel passing a mountainous coastline (Drawing) (PAI4514) View of coastline densely populated, local craft in foreground (Drawing) (PAI4515) View of coastline 'From Salamis to Malta' (Drawing) (PAI4516) Two sketches of a naval vessel, one of vessel in dry dock (Drawing) (PAI4517) View of a rocky coastline seen from HMS Vernon (Drawing) (PAI4518) View of Cape Doro, taken on voyage from Corfu to Cape Matapan (Drawing) (PAI4519) View of Cape Demetri, seen on HM Ship Vernon, Gozo (Drawing) (PAI4520) Syracuse Light House from the anchorage (Drawing) (PAI4521) Sketch of naval vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4522) Sketch of two-masted vessel in dock (Drawing) (PAI4523) Sketch of a coastal sailing vessel (Drawing) (PAI4524) Sketch of a gaff schooner at sea (Drawing) (PAI4525) Small sketch of a naval vessel (Drawing) (PAI4526) Sketch of a naval vessel, bow-on, sails set, passing a harbour wall (Drawing) (PAI4527) Sketch of HMS Dolphin at sea (Drawing) (PAI4528) Small sketch of lateen-rigged vessel (Drawing) (PAI4529) Sketch of harbour scene with a large tree in foreground (Drawing) (PAI4530) Sketch of the Plains of Troy, from the Tomb of Hector & Priam? (Drawing) (PAI4531) Sketch of a paddle steam vessel (Drawing) (PAI4532) Sketch of naval vessel in full sail in a heavy sea (Drawing) (PAI4533) Small sketch of single-masted vessel (Drawing) (PAI4534) Sketch of single-masted vessel at anchor in calm water (Drawing) (PAI4535) Sketch of paddle steamer in a rough sea (Drawing) (PAI4536) Small sketch of a two-masted schooner (Drawing) (PAI4537) Sketch of interior of a mess room on board ship (Drawing) (PAI4538) Sketch of rocks 'Milo' with vessel in the distance (Drawing) (PAI4539) Country Scene 'Mr Austen's House Portsdown Hill' (Drawing) (PAI4540) View through rocks looking out into a bay (Drawing) (PAI4541) Paddle steamer running into crowded harbour as a storm gathers (Drawing) (PAI4542) Track of HMS Pembroke From 7th Apl 1837 to 12th Apl - to England (Drawing) (PAI4543) Sketch of Mount Parnassus Taken from our anchorage in the Gulf of Lepanto Bay of Salonica, 1839, HMS Pembroke (Drawing) (PAI4544) Sketch of naval vessel in full sail (Drawing) (PAI4545) Sketch of naval vessel with reduced sail, and a small sailing vessel in a heavy sea (Drawing) (PAI4546) Sketch of a Sicilian brig Santa Maria di Marsala (Drawing) (PAI4547) Sketch of two-masted schooner at sea (Drawing) (PAI4548) Sketch of a small naval vessel and of a fancy cannon (Drawing) (PAI4549) Sketch of Kurtkahand, Sultan's Palace, Sweet Water, Europe (Drawing) (PAI4550) Naval vessel in a storm, sails reduced, one torn (Drawing) (PAI4551) Naval vessel in a storm, sails reduced (Drawing) (PAI4552) Sketch of sailing vessel Sharen, Port Royal (Drawing) (PAI4553) Sketch of naval vessel, bow-on, at sea, with other tiny sketches (Drawing) (PAI4554) Sketch of naval vessel anchored off a mountainous coastline with a city by the bay (Drawing) (PAI4555) Two Sketches, one of an arched bridge, the other a small vessel at sea (Drawing) (PAI4556) Sketch of sailors on a yard (Drawing) (PAI4557) Reception between natives and naval? personnel under wooden construction with a roof made from vegetation (Drawing) (PAI4558) Map of coastline of Spain, France and England (Drawing) (PAI4559) Map of Greece, Asia Minor and Candia (Drawing) (PAI4560) Sketch of a view on the Bosphorus (Drawing) (PAI4561) Niaraga from a sketch by G B Lawrance Esqr (Drawing) (PAI4562) Sketch of mountain and lake with two figures in a boat fishing (Drawing) (PAI4563) Royal Hospital, Port Royal, taken from the Hospital (Drawing) (PAI4564) Pilot in Port Royal Dockyard (Drawing) (PAI4565) Transport Jupiter of Glasgow, Port Royal, Jamaica (Drawing) (PAI4566) Port Royal, 'Ext of Dockyard. Loyds or Dillons' (Drawing) (PAI4567) View of 'The Brothers', HMS Serpent from Amoy to Chusan (Drawing) (PAI4568) Two Views of Pedro Branca, HMS Serpent from Hong Kong to Amoy (Drawing) (PAI4569) Scene on Chung, Choow-poo river (Drawing) (PAI4570) Rough sketch of a naval cutter? (Drawing) (PAI4571) Rough sketch of horses racing round a track, with ships in the bay in backround (Drawing) (PAI4572) Sketch of the Apollo Corinth ruins (Drawing) (PAI4573) HMS Magnificent Port Royal (Drawing) (PAI4574) Unfinished sketch of an amphitheatre (Drawing) (PAI4575) Rough sketch of a two-masted vessel (Drawing) (PAI4576) Rough sketch of a two-masted vessel, sails set (Drawing) (PAI4577) Entrance to a bay with bridge across, and a tower and large house built high on the rocks above (Drawing) (PAI4578) Sketch of the Plains of Bairamich, Turkey (Drawing) (PAI4579) Sketch of two naval vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAI4580) Sketch of naval vessels at sea (Drawing) (PAI4581) Country scene with a large house (Drawing) (PAI4582) Sketch of a sailing vessel in a stiff breeze (Drawing) (PAI4583) Rough sketches of various kinds of ships, including a paddle steamer (Drawing) (PAI4584) Rough sketches of various kinds of sailing vessels (Drawing) (PAI4585) Sketch of 'Bernedette crying when Napoleon ordered him to shave his whiskers off' (Drawing) (PAI4586) Sketch of a naval cutter (Drawing) (PAI4587) Various sketches of the stern of a ship and one of a lateen sail vessel (Drawing) (PAI4588) Sketch of a scene with a city in the distance and a large domed palace? 'Zetun' (Drawing) (PAI4589) Harbour scene, with sailing vessels and local craft, and figures in the foreground (Drawing) (PAI4590) Title page - Log of the Proceedings of HMS Serpent... kept by William Hay Wardrop, mate... 6th June... 18th July 1842 (Drawing) (PAI4591) Title page - Log of the Proceedings of HMS Serpent... kept by W H Wardrop, mate... 19th July... 3rd October 1842 (Drawing) (PAI4592) Title page - Log of the Proceedings of HMS Serpent... commencing October 14th... December 31st 1842... kept by W H Wardrop, mate, Stationed in China (Drawing) (PAI4593) Title page - Log of the Proceedings of HM Sloop Serpent... kept by William Hay Wardrop, mate, commencing January 1st 1843... (Drawing) (PAI4594) Sketch of a naval vessel, possibly Serpent, annotated 'Finis' (Drawing) (PAI4595) Sketch of a Chinese Junk and a Malay Proa (Drawing) (PAI4596) Sketch of HM paddle steamer Vixen 'going with the narrow passage of Chusan Harbour... 1842' (Drawing) (PAI4597) Slight sketch of a naval vessel (Drawing) (PAI4598) Three sketches, including one of the town and harbour of Navarino (Drawing) (PAI4599) Slight sketch in Black Island or Mole (Drawing) (PAI4600) Two sketches, Fort of Navarino and Old Town of Navarino (Drawing) (PAI4601) Slight sketch of a bridge with two brick supporting pillars (Drawing) (PAI4602) Naval vessels at anchor (Drawing) (PAI4603)

The Acroplis of Athens from a beautiful Valley near the top of Mount Himettus

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