Subject: Northern Africa, Natives
Period: 1683 (circa)
Publication: Description de l'Univers
Color: Hand Color
Size:
4 x 5.6 inches
10.2 x 14.2 cm
This engraving shows free divers off the Barbary coast diving for coral. The divers wear special glasses that help them identify the coral below the surface of the water. French text on verso.
References: Pastoureau, MANESSON-MALLET 1 A [90].
Condition: A+
A dark impression on a bright sheet.