This lot includes five plates of primates, birds, and fish seen in Western Africa. The depiction of the chimpanzee and ape are especially interesting as they possess a human quality (most prints of the time were based on second-hand knowledge, making an accurate drawing quite challenging). The fish appear to be quite menacing! Published in the fourth volume of Histoire Generale des Voyages.

A. Chimpaneze, Age de 21. Mois Haut de 2. Pieds 4. Pouces Apporte d'Angola en 1738.

B. Singe d'Angola Presente a Frederic Henri Prince d'Orange.

C. Poissons Tires de Barbot.

D. Oiseaux de Guinee Tires de Bosman.

E. Oiseaux de Guinee Tires de Bosman.

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Condition: A

Nice dark impressions with just a hint of toning along the sheet edges, far from the images. The Chimpanzee and Fish plates each have one small stain.