Subject: Iraq
Period: 1729 (circa)
Publication: Galerie agreable du monde
Color: Black & White
Size:
15.5 x 9 inches
39.4 x 22.9 cm
Pair of engravings showing the people of the region of the Euphrates River. At left is a bathing scene and at right are a group of men and carrier pigeons with an irrigation pump in the background. Enclosed in an elaborate picture-frame style border.
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Condition: A
Impression is a bit weak in the left panel, perhaps intentionally to disguise the nakedness of the people.