West Africa, Dress and Dwellings - 18th Century Engraving by N. Parr
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An original 18th-century copper engraving with four scenes of West Africa: women in different dress, the climb up the palm tree, a musician playing the balafon and the types of hut. Signed at the foot "N. Parr sculp." and numbered "Pl. 152, No. 88, Vol. 2, p. 359".
An original 18th-century copper engraving with four scenes of West Africa: women in different dress, the climb up the palm tree, a musician playing the balafon and the types of hut. Signed at the foot "N. Parr sculp." and numbered "Pl. 152, No. 88, Vol. 2, p. 359".
From Thomas Salmon's The Universal Traveller, published in London by Richard Baldwin, one of the great illustrated compilations of descriptions of countries of the 18th century.
Medium: copper engraving
Engraver: Nathaniel Parr
Source: The Universal Traveller, Thomas Salmon, Richard Baldwin, London
Date: mid-18th century
Dimensions: 9.1 x 14.6 in (23 x 37 cm)
Condition: fair; paper creased and foxed, with marginal tears and two old tape repairs to the upper and lower margins, not affecting the image
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An original 18th-century copper engraving with four scenes of West Africa: women in different dress, the climb up the palm tree, a musician playing the balafon and the types of hut. Signed at the foot "N. Parr sculp." and numbered "Pl. 152, No. 88, Vol. 2, p. 359".