{"product_id":"quay-at-straddon-staddon-point-near-plymouth-william-daniell-aquatint-1825-p-7-028370","title":"Quay at Straddon [Staddon] Point, near Plymouth—William Daniell aquatint 1825","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eQuay at Straddon [Staddon] point, near Plymouth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne of Daniell’s most atmospheric Plymouth views, showing the little quay below Staddon Point — captioned “Straddon point” on the plate — on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. From this strategic shoreline, long associated with coastal defence and later batteries, the eye runs across the water towards the great Plymouth Breakwater, then a major feat of naval engineering transforming the Sound into a safer anchorage. Daniell gives the scene both precision and poetry: small craft, working figures, the low quayside and the open sweep of sea and sky are rendered with the quiet luminosity of his hand-coloured aquatints. The view remains strikingly recognisable today, with coast, water and breakwater little altered. A highly appealing Devon subject, combining picturesque topography, naval history and fine aquatint book illustration.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53342834393435,"sku":"P-7-028370","price":140.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/9583\/1643\/files\/P-7-028370a.jpg?v=1780947981","url":"https:\/\/www.antiquemapsandprints.com\/products\/quay-at-straddon-staddon-point-near-plymouth-william-daniell-aquatint-1825-p-7-028370","provider":"Antiquemapsandprints.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}