Subject: Northern Africa
Period: 1720 (circa)
Publication: Atlas Historique...
Color: Hand Color
Size:
17 x 13.7 inches
43.2 x 34.8 cm
Very decorative sheet with illustrated views of the people and customs of the Barbary Coast as well as a small map (6.5 x 4.3") of the region entitled La Barbarie. The text in the center of the sheet describes the Kingdoms of Morocco and Fez and their resident's habits in dress, marriage and burials. The punishment of a criminal is depicted in the top right view.
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Condition: A
A crisp impression on a bright sheet with a Strasbourg Bend & Lily watermark, an archivally repaired tear in the bottom blank margin, and some minor extraneous creasing.