J.M.W.Turner Crossing Lancaster Sands c. 1826

Watercolour, British Museum no.1910,0212.279 : licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1910-0212-279

Turner shows the coach and foot passengers arriving at Hest Bank. Humphrey Head in the background. N.b. the bunches of twigs with which the guide marks the route. The dogs would have had to swim for some of the way.

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