Africa
Antique Views of Africa
Two centuries of printed views of Africa, from 1687 to 1886: the marabout of Bouzaréah in Algeria, funerals near Tangier, the Suez Canal at Port Said, Saint Helena and scenes of Guinea, engraved by Pedro Pérez de Castro, Nathaniel Parr, Rico and Llopis, among others.
A broad collection for anyone interested in the continent's colonial-era iconography, from North Africa to the Cape, in techniques from copper engraving to early photomechanical illustration. All pieces are original prints of their period, sold with a technical sheet and exact measurements.
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Morocco
Antique Views of Morocco
Original engravings and lithographs of Morocco between 1841 and 1860, many by Pedro Pérez de Castro and signed "Llopis" on the plate: the Anghera pass, the tower on the Río Martín in Tetouan, the camp at the Bullones range and episodes of the 1859-60 Hispano-Moroccan war.
A category of particular interest to Spanish collectors, since much of this material was produced by artists who accompanied the campaign, as well as to anyone drawn to 19th-century Maghreb views. Every print is an original of its time, with a technical sheet and measurements.
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Algeria
Antique Views of Algeria
Original engravings of Algiers and Algeria spanning almost a century and a half, from Bastiaen Stoopendael's 1687 view of De Ruyter's fleet before the city to Skelton's coloured plate of the 1830 naval attack, alongside Alain Manesson Mallet's map-view of the port and Charles Théodore Frère's marabout of Bouzaréah.
A strong choice for collectors of Barbary Coast views and North African history, from Ottoman-era Algiers to the eve of French colonisation. Each engraving is an original of its period, with a technical sheet giving technique and exact measurements.
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Egypt
Antique Views of Egypt
Original engravings of Egypt from 1690 to 1886, including Rico's views of the 1882 bombardment of Alexandria and the telegraph station at Belianah, the Nile cataracts by Schroeder, Jan Luyken's earlier plates, and J. D. Smillie's etching of the Cairo horse market.
This range, from 17th-century Dutch engraving to 19th-century etching, suits collectors of Egyptology and anyone furnishing a home or office with a period view of the Nile. Every print is an original of its time, with a technical sheet and precise measurements.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
Antique Views of Sub-Saharan Africa
Original 18th and 19th-century engravings covering Benin, Guinea and the Gold Coast: a procession to the temple of the Great Serpent in Benin, circumcision rites after Labat, the funeral of an Ashanti chief by A. Thom, and Nathaniel Parr's plates of West African dress and dwellings, from 1746 to 1877.
A category of interest to historians of West Africa and collectors of early ethnographic imagery, showing how European engravers of the period recorded local customs. All prints are originals of their era, supplied with a technical sheet and exact measurements.
