Circumcision in Guinea after Labat - Original 18th Century Engraving
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An original 18th-century copper engraving of a circumcision ceremony on the Guinea coast, taken from the account of Father Jean-Baptiste Labat: a long procession with spears and drums before a village of conical huts. Numbered at the foot "Pl. 158, No. 91, Vol. 2, p. 359".
An original 18th-century copper engraving of a circumcision ceremony on the Guinea coast, taken from the account of Father Jean-Baptiste Labat: a long procession with spears and drums before a village of conical huts. Numbered at the foot "Pl. 158, No. 91, Vol. 2, p. 359".
From Thomas Salmon's The Universal Traveller, published in London by Richard Baldwin, a large illustrated compilation of descriptions of countries with engravings of customs, worship and architecture.
Medium: copper engraving
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; foxing and small tears in the margins, with some old tape repair, not affecting the image
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An original 18th-century copper engraving of a circumcision ceremony on the Guinea coast, taken from the account of Father Jean-Baptiste Labat: a long procession with spears and drums before a village of conical huts. Numbered at the foot "Pl. 158, No. 91, Vol. 2, p. 359".