Artist / Author / Cartographer:

Hacker, Arthur

Title:

Hennessy Road

Date:

c1982

Medium:

ink

Size:

Description:

Hennessy Road.

Governor Sir John Pope Hennessy attempted to horsewhip puisne judge Hayllar with his umbrella for showing Lady Hennessy the catalogue of Museo Borbonico. Sir John called it a dirty book. The judge got the better of the affray and hung the captured umbrella above the mantlepiece as a trophy.

 

unsigned and undated drawing but c.1982. A study for Hacker's extraordinary Map of Hong Kong which was published in 1983.

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Item Code:

P7002

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